USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Quakers immigrated to the American colonies in part because of the persecution they faced in England. When they arrived in Massachusetts, they discovered that the Puritans, who controlled the colony, favored religious freedom for themselves while persecuting others.

Detailed explanation-2: -This new sect called themselves the Society of Friends, or Quakers, whose faith and practices were so radical that persecution fell upon them. Ultimately, this persecution and their desire for spiritual freedom led them to flee England and establish a religious haven in Pennsylvania.

Detailed explanation-3: -The fact that the Puritans had left England to escape religious persecution did not mean that they believed in religious tolerance. Their society was a theocracy that governed every aspect of their lives.

Detailed explanation-4: -Quakers were severely persecuted in England for daring to deviate so far from orthodox Christianity. By 1680, 10, 000 Quakers had been imprisoned in England, and 243 had died of torture and mistreatment in the King’s jails.

Detailed explanation-5: -As more diverse groups of people landed on the shores of the New World, the persecution of the Quakers by the Puritans gradually faded.