Quaker colonization movement

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The Quaker colonization movement was a 17th-century effort by English Quakers to establish religiously tolerant, self-governing colonies in North America, most notably in Pennsylvania and West Jersey.

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instanceOf colonization movement ⓘ
historical movement ⓘ
religious migration movement ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction North America ⓘ
hasEffect contribution to ideas later reflected in American religious freedom ⓘ
model for later experiments in religious toleration ⓘ
strengthening of Quaker influence in early American politics ⓘ
hasGoal establish religiously tolerant colonies in North America ⓘ
provide refuge from religious persecution in England ⓘ
secure self-government for Quaker settlers ⓘ
hasLocation British America ⓘ
Delaware Valley ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
West Jersey ⓘ
hasOutcome creation of a Quaker-dominated government in Pennsylvania ⓘ
development of relatively liberal colonial constitutions ⓘ
establishment of West Jersey as a Quaker-influenced colony ⓘ
expansion of religious pluralism in colonial America ⓘ
growth of Quaker communities in the Delaware Valley ⓘ
increased English settlement in the mid-Atlantic region ⓘ
hasPart Quaker migration to North Carolina ⓘ
Quaker migration to Rhode Island ⓘ
Quaker settlement efforts in East Jersey ⓘ
Quaker settlement efforts in the Delaware Valley ⓘ
Quaker settlement of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Quaker settlement of West Jersey ⓘ
hasPrinciple equality before God ⓘ
freedom of conscience ⓘ
pacifism ⓘ
religious toleration ⓘ
representative self-government ⓘ
influencedBy English religious persecution of dissenters ⓘ
Restoration-era religious policies in England ⓘ
involves land purchases from Native Americans ⓘ
negotiation of colonial charters ⓘ
promotion of colonies to prospective settlers ⓘ
mainParticipants English Quakers ⓘ
motivatedBy desire for a safe haven for Friends ⓘ
economic opportunities in the colonies ⓘ
missionary and evangelical concerns ⓘ
notableExample colonization of Pennsylvania ⓘ
colonization of West Jersey ⓘ
relatedTo English colonization of North America ⓘ
history of religious liberty in the United States ⓘ
history of the Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
startTime 17th century ⓘ
temporalLocation late 17th century ⓘ

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Gawen Lawrie → politicalAlignment → Quaker colonization movement ⓘ
Welcome (ship) → associatedWith → Quaker colonization of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Quaker colonization movement