Quakers settled in Pennsylvania...founder of William PennWilliam Penn was the absolute proprietor of Pennsylvania (he held the royal charter) and had pronounced religious tolerance for all. Other colonies were often religiously linked and intolerant of religious views outside narrow limits.
He welcomed Catholics and Quakers among others. Because the Colony was established as a refuge for European Quakers. Pennsylvania was a favorable place to settle: climate, land, port and government. Philadelphia was at the time the best developed city in the continent.
Because the Colony was established as a refuge for European Quakers.
You see, William Penn was a friend of king Charles the second and the king did not want to kill William Penn for being a quaker. So he basicly gave him a grant to find land so he would escape persicution. Then have a place for religious freedom.
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John Locke believed that man without government was
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unruly
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How did the great Awakening change colonial culture
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It caused cultural stress bringing the Enlightment.
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What was the Great Wagon Road
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A land route to the Carolina Piedmont
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How did indentured servants differ from apprentices
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an indentured servant works and an apprentice doesn't. so an
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What did Roger Williams do as a result of his argument with church leaders in Plymouth Colony
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He established a new colony in Rhode Island.
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What was at the center of Enlightenment thought
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Education and scientific discovery
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Why were plantation owners at the top of Virginia society
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They own more land and slaves.
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What did England have that the wealthy southern planters wanted
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England had a society with an aristocratic class, and the
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What could English women colonists not do after they got married
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English women colonists could NOT own property after they are
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What was true about the Chesapeake Colonies of Virginia and Maryland
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One thing that was true about both the Virginia and Maryland
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How did rich Virginians keep relations friendly with poor whites
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they allowed poor whites the use of their plantation barns
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They allowed poor whites the use of their skilled slaves
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The middle colonies were next to which three great bays
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hudson
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As a result of their Puritan beliefs what was the center of life for colonist in New England
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local church, for apex
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Gentlemen were included in the first group of settlers sent by the Virginia Company in order to do what
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help with costs
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An issue for chesapeake planters was that the effect of tobacco farming on soil led to
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A need for more land.
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What was one advantage of colonist living together in new England
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Mutual aid, mutual defense, sharing of work.
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Why did the Quakers settle in Pennsylvania
Quakers settled in Pennsylvania...founder of William PennWilliam Penn was the absolute proprietor of Pennsylvania (he held the royal charter) and had pronounced religious tolerance for all. Other colonies were often religiously linked and intolerant of religious views outside narrow limits.
He welcomed Catholics and Quakers among others. Because the Colony was established as a refuge for European Quakers. Pennsylvania was a favorable place to settle: climate, land, port and government. Philadelphia was at the time the best developed city in the continent.
Because the Colony was established as a refuge for European Quakers.
You see, William Penn was a friend of king Charles the second and the king did not want to kill William Penn for being a quaker. So he basicly gave him a grant to find land so he would escape persicution. Then have a place for religious freedom.
John Locke believed that man without government was
unruly
How did the great Awakening change colonial culture
It caused cultural stress bringing the Enlightment.
What was the Great Wagon Road
A land route to the Carolina Piedmont
How did indentured servants differ from apprentices
an indentured servant works and an apprentice doesn't. so an
apprentice owns the indentured servant!
What did Roger Williams do as a result of his argument with church leaders in Plymouth Colony
He established a new colony in Rhode Island.
What was at the center of Enlightenment thought
Education and scientific discovery
Why were plantation owners at the top of Virginia society
They own more land and slaves.
What did England have that the wealthy southern planters wanted
England had a society with an aristocratic class, and the
southern planters wanted the same.
What could English women colonists not do after they got married
English women colonists could NOT own property after they are
married. -APEX.
What was true about the Chesapeake Colonies of Virginia and Maryland
One thing that was true about both the Virginia and Maryland
colonies was that they both grew quickly after difficult
starts.
How did rich Virginians keep relations friendly with poor whites
they allowed poor whites the use of their plantation barns
use plantation barns
They allowed poor whites the use of their skilled slaves
The middle colonies were next to which three great bays
hudson
As a result of their Puritan beliefs what was the center of life for colonist in New England
local church, for apex
Gentlemen were included in the first group of settlers sent by the Virginia Company in order to do what
help with costs
An issue for chesapeake planters was that the effect of tobacco farming on soil led to
A need for more land.
What was one advantage of colonist living together in new England