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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Achievement of the second continental congress
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which was an achievement of the second contential
congresschesseis very good
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What effect did the great awakening have on the colonies
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The effect that the Great Awakening had on the colonies was
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and was a form of rebellion against the authoritarian rule.
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What is the difference between the Enlightenment and great awakening
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The Great Awakening is about feeling and emotion and The
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How did it happen that the pilgrims spent their first winter in a native American village
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The village was empty because its original inhabitants had died
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What made the middle colonies attractive to poor men
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There was plenty of good land available for farming.
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What did the colonies of the American South want to copy for their way of life
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The class system of England and Europe
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What became a public duty as a result of living close together in New England
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Attending town meetings.
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What were Liberty Poles used for
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The liberty pole was a symbol of revolutionary solidarity in the time of the American and French revolutions. An ensign or symbolic soft cap would be placed atop a pole, or in some cases a tree, to show support for the rebellion.
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What religious group dominated the middle colonies
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None; the middle colonies had a very diverse religious
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Why was the land in the Middle Colonies attractive to immigrants
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It offered rich land for farming
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Why was William Penn given land in the middle colonies
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The king of england owed him money
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To keep relations friendly rich virginians allowed poor whites to
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use plantation Barns.
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Which of these was something puritans believed
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The Puritans believed that God had chosen certain people to go to heaven or hell.
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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.
Achievement of the second continental congress
which was an achievement of the second contential
congresschesseis very good
What effect did the great awakening have on the colonies
The effect that the Great Awakening had on the colonies was
influential. This is what brought revival in the religious circles
and was a form of rebellion against the authoritarian rule.
What is the difference between the Enlightenment and great awakening
The Great Awakening is about feeling and emotion and The
Enlightenment is about logic and reason.
How did it happen that the pilgrims spent their first winter in a native American village
The village was empty because its original inhabitants had died
of disease.
What made the middle colonies attractive to poor men
There was plenty of good land available for farming.
What did the colonies of the American South want to copy for their way of life
The class system of England and Europe
What became a public duty as a result of living close together in New England
Attending town meetings.
What were Liberty Poles used for
The liberty pole was a symbol of revolutionary solidarity in the time of the American and French revolutions. An ensign or symbolic soft cap would be placed atop a pole, or in some cases a tree, to show support for the rebellion.
What religious group dominated the middle colonies
None; the middle colonies had a very diverse religious
population.
Why was the land in the Middle Colonies attractive to immigrants
It offered rich land for farming
Why was William Penn given land in the middle colonies
The king of england owed him money
To keep relations friendly rich virginians allowed poor whites to
use plantation Barns.
Which of these was something puritans believed
The Puritans believed that God had chosen certain people to go to heaven or hell.