Quaker colonization movement

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colonization movement historical movement religious migration movement

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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Label	Occurrences
Quaker colonization movement canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonization movement ⓘ historical movement ⓘ religious migration movement ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Delaware Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ West Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Quaker settlement efforts in East Jersey ⓘ Quaker settlement efforts in the Delaware Valley ⓘ Quaker settlement of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Quaker settlement of West Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	17th century ⓘ
temporalLocation	late 17th century ⓘ

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