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    William Penn founded Pennsylvania in 1681 as a refuge for Quakers and other religious dissenters. Quakers believed in the "Inner Light" and that all people were equal in God's eyes. Penn established a government that guaranteed religious freedom and tolerance. Pennsylvania attracted immigrants with its liberal land policies and became a prosperous colony known as the "best poor man's country." However, tensions arose as non-Quaker settlers did not always respect Native Americans as the Quakers did.

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    William Penn founded Pennsylvania in 1681 as a refuge for Quakers and other religious dissenters. Quakers believed in the "Inner Light" and that all people were equal in God's eyes. Penn established a government that guaranteed religious freedom and tolerance. Pennsylvania attracted immigrants with its liberal land policies and became a prosperous colony known as the "best poor man's country." However, tensions arose as non-Quaker settlers did not always respect Native Americans as the Quakers did.

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    William Penn founded Pennsylvania in 1681 as a refuge for Quakers and other religious dissenters. Quakers believed in the "Inner Light" and that all people were equal in God's eyes. Penn established a government that guaranteed religious freedom and tolerance. Pennsylvania attracted immigrants with its liberal land policies and became a prosperous colony known as the "best poor man's country." However, tensions arose as non-Quaker settlers did not always respect Native Americans as the Quakers did.

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    William Penn Quaker Oats Man

    The Society of Friends


    The Quakers
    Called Quakers because George Fox, their founder, had
    warned his persecutors they would someday
    “quake before the power of the Lord”
    Believed in concept of “Inner Light” – God is reflected from out of
    each person in different ways
    All forms of religious worship are reflection of the inner light of
    God and are worthy of respect
    Quakers offended religious & secular leaders in England.
     Refused to pay taxes to support the Church
    of England.
     Pacifists
     They Believed all were children of God refused
    to treat the upper classes with deference.
     Kept hats on.
     Addressed them as commoners  ”thees”/“thous.”
     Wouldn’t take oaths.
     met without paid clergy
    Quaker Meeting
    (religious worship)
    Sculpture in Philadelphia of
    Mary Dyer, a Quaker who was
    hanged in Boston by the Puritans in
    1660
    William Penn
    Aristocratic Englishman.
    1660 – attracted to the Quaker
    faith.
    Embraced Quakerism after
    military service.
    1681  he received a grant from
    king to establish a colony.
     This settled a debt the king owed
    his father.
     Named Pennsylvania [“Penn’s Woods”].
    He sent out paid agents and advertised for settlers 
    his pamphlets were pretty honest.
     Liberal land policy attracted many immigrants.
    Royal Land Grant to Penn
    Migration of common people – working class
    Families and single men and women

    Pennsylvania: “The best poor man’s country.”


    • All people are equal - the “Inner Light” of
    God shines in everyone
    • All religious worship is respected –
    freedom of religion
    • Pacifists – non violent
    • Distrust of “high and mighty”
    • Rude to “hold yourself above
    others”
    Penn & Native Americans

    Bought [didn’t simply take]


    land from Indians.
    Quakers went among
    the Indians unarmed.
    BUT…….. non-Quaker
    Europeans flooded PA
     Treated native
    peoples poorly.
     This undermined the
    actions of the
    Quakers!
    Penn’s Treaty with the
    Native Americans
    Government of Pennsylvania
    Representative assembly elected by landowners.
    No tax-supported church.
    Freedom of worship guaranteed to all.
    Forced to deny right to vote & hold office
    to Catholics & Jews by English govt.
    Death penalty only for treason & murder.
     Compared to 200 capital crimes in England!

    Philadelphia- the “City of Brotherly Love”


    Pennsylvanian Society
    Attracted many different people
     Religious refugees from other colonies.
     Many different ethnic groups.
    No provision for military defense.
    No restrictions on immigration.
    No slavery!!
    “Blue Laws” [sumptuary laws]  against stage plays,
    cards, dice, excessive hilarity, etc.

    A society that gave its citizens economic


    opportunity, civil liberty, & religious freedom!!
    Quaker Meeting Houses
    Quaker Meeting House
    William Penn’s house
    Wealthy Quaker’s home
    “Severely
    Simple”
    “Severely
    Simple”
    • Exercise,
    not competition
    Quaker winter recreation
    Quakers sounded
    like us

    Midland accent

    Standard American accent


    Boiled
    foods

    “Enough is as good as a feast”


    • Education for practical
    purposes – to help you
    make a living

    • Everyone needs some


    education – the “3 Rs”
    but…

    • Too much education can be a bad thing – may


    cause people to think they are better than others
    • Tolerance for all religious beliefs
    • Equality of all - everyone is God’s creation

    • Non-violence

    • Quakers have been at the forefront of


    peace and social justice
    movements throughout
    America’s history

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