SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE PURITANS
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All people should live in peace.
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People have the right to own land.
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All people are created equal.
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People from different faiths should respect one another.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Quakers and slavery In particular, they were the first religious movement to condemn slavery and would not allow their members to own slaves. They were to play a prominent role in the Anti-Slavery Society.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1776, Quakers were prohibited from owning slaves, and 14 years later they petitioned the U.S. Congress for the abolition of slavery. As a primary Quaker belief is that all human beings are equal and worthy of respect, the fight for human rights has also extended to many other areas of society.
Detailed explanation-3: -Religious societies like the Quakers (who believed that slavery was sinful and amoral) began the first stirrings of anti-slavery movements in New England.
Detailed explanation-4: -The 1688 Germantown Quaker Petition against slavery was the first protest against African American slavery made by a religious body in the English colonies.