Quakers of the Middle Colonies What are the main beliefs of the Quakers? How did settlers react to the Quakers, and how did this lead to the founding of.

Quakers of the Quakers of the Middle ColoniesMiddle ColoniesWhat are the main beliefs of the Quakers?What are the main beliefs of the Quakers?How did settlers react to the Quakers, and how How did settlers react to the Quakers, and how did this lead to the founding of the Pennsylvania did this lead to the founding of the Pennsylvania Colony?Colony?

Religious Society of Religious Society of FriendsFriends

Dissenters of EnglandDissenters of England Mid-1600sMid-1600s Founded by George FoxFounded by George Fox Anti-authority, societal and Anti-authority, societal and

ecclesiasticalecclesiastical Opposed rituals, hierarchy, Opposed rituals, hierarchy,

and tithes of the Church of and tithes of the Church of

EnglandEngland

Main BeliefsMain Beliefs

Less focus on creed or scriptureLess focus on creed or scripture Greater focus on meditation and personal Greater focus on meditation and personal

revelation with Godrevelation with God Humans are naturally goodHumans are naturally good Worship is less organizedWorship is less organized

““FriendsFriends”” gather in a silent room and speak when gather in a silent room and speak when inspired by God; inspired by God; ““quakequake””

Meetinghouses rather than established churchesMeetinghouses rather than established churches

ProgressiveProgressive

God lives in every person, thus everyone God lives in every person, thus everyone should be treated equallyshould be treated equally Women play an equal role as menWomen play an equal role as men Refusing to participate in combat; pacifistsRefusing to participate in combat; pacifists AbolitionistsAbolitionists Advocates for equal treatment towards Advocates for equal treatment towards

NativesNatives

ActivityActivity

Work with a partner to complete the venn Work with a partner to complete the venn diagram comparing and contrasting diagram comparing and contrasting Quakers versus Puritans.Quakers versus Puritans.

““FriendsFriends”” in the New in the New WorldWorld

William PennWilliam Penn His father was an English military hero who theking owed many favors to Though his father did not agree with Penn being aQuaker, he did support his son’s right to worshipfreely In 1681, as a reward for his father’s service, Pennwas granted a large proprietary colony in the NewWorld King desire to unify Southern and New England colonies also

led to the formation of PAPennsylvania – “Penn’s Woods”

Focusing QuestionsFocusing Questions

What impact will the Quaker faith have What impact will the Quaker faith have on the foundation of the Pennsylvania on the foundation of the Pennsylvania colony?colony?

How does this compare with the Puritan How does this compare with the Puritan based Massachusetts colony and the based Massachusetts colony and the Anglican South?Anglican South?

Developing PennsylvaniaDeveloping Pennsylvania

Penn had 3 goals for PA1) religious freedom for persecuted peoples2) liberal government policies

1) Unlimited immigration3) generate income for Penn and his associates

Penn used modern marketing ideas togenerate new settlers-Irish, Scots, & substantial

citizens, but already had presence of squatters

Relations with NativesRelations with Natives

Quakers were amicable to nativesQuakers were amicable to natives Lived together in peaceLived together in peace Southern native tribes fled to PA as a Southern native tribes fled to PA as a

haven from hostile southern colonistshaven from hostile southern colonists Friendly relations with natives did not Friendly relations with natives did not

sustain in PA due to other immigrant sustain in PA due to other immigrant groupsgroups

DelawareDelaware

Penn received Delaware as part of his land Penn received Delaware as part of his land grantgrant

Already diverse from Dutch and Swedish Already diverse from Dutch and Swedish settlement in the regionsettlement in the region

Pennsylvania assembly granted the three lower counties of Delaware their own assembly and it in essence became its own colony in 1702

It would continue to share governors with Pennsylvania until the Revolution

City of Brotherly LoveCity of Brotherly Love

More carefully planned than most More carefully planned than most colonial cities due to Penncolonial cities due to Penn’’s oversights oversight

Wide & attractive streetsWide & attractive streets Major seaport-export grain & other Major seaport-export grain & other

foodstuffsfoodstuffs Allowed colony to flourish Allowed colony to flourish By 1720, emerged as North AmericaBy 1720, emerged as North America’’s s

biggest citybiggest city