SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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Puritans
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Catholics
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Quakers
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Anglicans
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Detailed explanation-1: -Quakers believe that war and conflict are against God’s wishes and so they are dedicated to pacifism and non-violence. And from a practical point of view they think that force nearly always creates more problems than it solves.
Detailed explanation-2: -Foremost among them were the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Amish, Mennonites, Hutterites, and Church of the Brethren.
Detailed explanation-3: -Quakers believed that each individual had an inner light. They held services in which members of the congregation spoke and participated in periods of silence. They advocated pacifism and refused to remove their hats in the presence of government officials.
Detailed explanation-4: -Some examples of pacifist groups are the Mennonites, the Amish and the Meeting of Friends in Wales (Quakers).