Quakers

______ is part of a religious movement that believes in peace, justice, and equality.

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Quakers also supported _________ ___ _____.

What was the purpose of the 'Holy Experiment' in Pennsylvania?

• To create a military base

• To establish a place without a landowning aristocracy

• To build a university

• To start a trade center.

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The Society of Friends, known as Quakers, was established in what year?

• 1647

• 1682

• 1776

• 1607

Quakers were persecuted for rejecting the oaths, rituals, and formal ministers of which century's church?

• 15th

• 16th

• 17th

• 18th

William Penn became a Quaker in the ______.

• 1640s

• 1650s

• 1660s

• 1670s

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Quakers are known for their commitment to which of the following principles?

• A) War and conquest

• B) Peace and equality

• C) Wealth and power

• D) Isolation and secrecy

Which of the following is a key belief of the Quakers?

• A) Predestination

• B) The inner light

• C) The divine right of kings

• D) Transubstantiation

The Quakers played a significant role in the abolition of which practice?

• A) Slavery

• B) Feudalism

• C) Monarchy

• D) Colonialism

Which literary figure was influenced by Quaker beliefs and wrote about them?

• A) William Shakespeare

• B) Walt Whitman

• C) John Milton

• D) Louisa May Alcott