Quaker colonization of West Jersey

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Quaker settlement colonization effort historical event

The Quaker colonization of West Jersey was a 17th-century settlement effort in what is now southern New Jersey, led by English Quakers seeking religious freedom and establishing a community based on principles of equality, pacifism, and fair dealings with Indigenous peoples.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Quaker settlement in North America	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Quaker settlement ⓘ colonization effort ⓘ historical event ⓘ
appliesPrinciple	equality ⓘ fair dealings with Indigenous peoples ⓘ freedom of conscience ⓘ pacifism ⓘ religious toleration ⓘ representative self-government ⓘ trial by jury ⓘ
country	English colonial America ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ
endTime	early 18th century ⓘ
followedBy	unification of East and West Jersey into royal colony of New Jersey in 1702 ⓘ
follows	English conquest of New Netherland NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEffect	development of relatively liberal colonial government in West Jersey ⓘ establishment of pacifist practices in local governance ⓘ formal recognition of some rights for Indigenous inhabitants in colonial agreements ⓘ growth of Quaker population in New Jersey ⓘ influence on later Quaker settlement in Pennsylvania ⓘ precedent for religious toleration in New Jersey ⓘ promotion of relatively equitable land distribution among settlers ⓘ spread of Quaker religious influence in the Delaware Valley ⓘ
hasPart	adoption of the Concessions and Agreements of West New Jersey ⓘ creation of Quaker-dominated assemblies in West Jersey ⓘ establishment of Salem, New Jersey ⓘ founding of Burlington, New Jersey ⓘ negotiation of land purchases from Indigenous peoples ⓘ settlement along the Delaware River ⓘ
interactsWith	Delaware River valley Indigenous communities ⓘ Lenape people NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalBasis	Concessions and Agreements of West New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Province of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ West Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ southern New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainSubject	Religious Society of Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ
motivatedBy	desire to escape persecution of Quakers in England ⓘ search for religious freedom ⓘ wish to establish a community based on Quaker principles ⓘ
participant	Edward Byllynge NERFINISHED ⓘ English Quaker settlers ⓘ Gawen Lawrie NERFINISHED ⓘ John Fenwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ William Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	English colonization of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ colonization of New Jersey ⓘ
precededBy	Dutch and Swedish settlements along the Delaware River ⓘ
startTime	1670s ⓘ 1674 ⓘ

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Gawen Lawrie → movement → Quaker colonization of West Jersey ⓘ

Edward Byllynge → involvedIn → Quaker colonization of West Jersey ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quaker settlement in North America