SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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Refused to join the army or fight in wars
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Everyone must read the Bible
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Wanted everyone to be treated equal
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Believed slavery was wrong
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Detailed explanation-1: -Quakers rejected elaborate religious ceremonies, didn’t have official clergy and believed in spiritual equality for men and women. Quaker missionaries first arrived in America in the mid-1650s.
Detailed explanation-2: -Our inner experience leads us to be committed to equality, peace, simplicity and truth; all of which we try to live out in our lives.
Detailed explanation-3: -Spiritual insights, often called “testimonies”, tend to unite Quakers worldwide. They spring from deep experience and have been reaffirmed by successive generations of Quakers. These testimonies are to integrity, equality, simplicity, community, stewardship of the Earth, and peace.
Detailed explanation-4: -While there are no set beliefs in Quakerism, you will often see a common group of goals, called testimonies: simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship (SPICES).