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How Did The Quakers Established In 1681 By William Penn

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In the late 17th and most of the 18th century, the colonies of Pennsylvania and New England were founded. Pennsylvania was the last English colony to be established. Founded in 1681 by William Penn who was in search for a haven in the New World for the Quakers, who were members of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian movement that was devoted to peaceful principles. These principles of Quakers' belief have a direct correlation to Christ's working in the soul. Due to the unpopularity of the religion Quakers were persecuted in England. When the Quakers arrived in the new world, William Penn assigned his cousin William Markham as deputy governor to take control over Pennsylvania while he was in England trying to establish a refuge for
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