quakers history Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/quakers-history Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:12:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Quakers http://toursmaps.com/quakers.html http://toursmaps.com/quakers.html#respond Wed, 11 May 2016 12:42:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=203883 Starting in the late 1680s, Quakers began to migrate to the British North American colonies in large numbers. By the middle of the eighteenth century, they had become one of the most influential Protestant sects in the New World. Their struggle for religious liberty in Britain and New England, their work in establishing the colonies of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and their protests against slavery gave them a prominent role in shaping American political culture and social mores. The English Civil War and Interregnum (16421660) spurred the creation of new religious sects, having been energized by far-reaching debates over political

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