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Question by  johney (12)

Within the original 13 colonies, where did the Quakers settle?

 
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Answer by  Zampano (164)

The Quakers settled mostly in Pennsylvania which was established specifically as a safe haven for Quakers by William Penn after other colonies banned them.

 
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Answer by  LASH (142)

Prior to the revolution all most all Quakers were in Pennsylvania. William Penn was a Quaker himself, as well as a personal friend to the King of England. This is the reason he was given the only personal land grant.

 
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