The Quaker Colonies Chapter Summaries

The Quaker Colonies: a chronicle of the proprietors of the Delaware
Sidney G. Fisher’s book, The Quaker Colonies: a chronicle of the proprietors of the Delaware, discusses the process of setting up Puritan colonies, and the hardships and troubles they overcame. Fisher was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 11, 1856. It was written for the Yale Chronicles of America Series, which was written by expert historians such as himself. He wrote this book to share his knowledge of his hometown, or perhaps to share what he had previously learned. He describes the founder of Pennsylvania, his difficulties, his adventures, and the way of the Puritan life. To begin with, Fisher analyzes the early years of William Penn’s life, which is the founder of Pennsylvania. Fisher then provides evidence behind the term “Quaker”. It then changes to the subject of the process of sailing to the new world, waiting on King Charles to grant

In chapter two is says after the almost six week voyage, about thirty of the passengers had died from small pox. They had then began settling in, and making themselves at home. Penn reported that fifty sails came over and almost eighty houses had been built. This was great success for any colony that settled in America, much less the region. The life in Philadelphia was very colonial. There were more Germans and Scotch-Irish than Quakers, one-third of the population of 1750. They had a great amount of supplies and varieties of food. The dinner hour remained in the afternoon, as usual. The Quakers believed that it was offensive to take their hats off in public. Fisher also stated that they applied all like words to every body such as thee and thou. They also were firm believers in spreading the gospel of God. They preached the word of God so hard that they began to shake, hints the name