SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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Question
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Quakers
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Pilgrims
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Catholic
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Society of Friends, also called Friends Church, byname Quakers, Christian group that arose in mid-17th-century England, dedicated to living in accordance with the “Inner Light, ” or direct inward apprehension of God, without creeds, clergy, or other ecclesiastical forms.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Religious Society of Friends, also referred to as the Quaker Movement, was founded in England in the 17th century by George Fox. He and other early Quakers, or Friends, were persecuted for their beliefs, which included the idea that the presence of God exists in every person.
Detailed explanation-3: -Today there are still Friends that will use “thee” with other Quakers. (Note: in 17th century English the forms above would have been “thou hast” and “thou art".) Interestingly, some Friends now use the word “thou"-but sometimes as a plural form.
Detailed explanation-4: -Quakers, also called Friends, practice a religion of experience; a contemporary, simple, and radical faith. The Religious Society of Friends began in the 17th century in England.