Because they could not accept the beliefs and style of worship of other Christians predominant in England around the time of great civil and spiritual unrest in the 1640's when there was a Civil War.
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The Quakers.
Quakers founded Pennsylvania and were quite active in New Jersey.
Plymouth was founded by the Puritans in 1620. The Quakers began taking form as a religious society in about 1640.
Quakers founded Pennsylvania and were quite active in New Jersey.
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A haven for Quakers.
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Pennsylvania was founded as a state of religious freedom by the Quakers. William Penn, who founded the colony on March 4, 1681, was the leader of this movement.