Welcome to Arch street Friends Meeting house where you will explore the many wonder wonders of a Quaker home. built between 1803 and 1804, Quakers would gather for weekly,monthly, and yearly meetings to worship and speak with each other. Originally part of a loan from the King,(loan was originally to Penn’s father but, his father died before the King could give the loan to him) he gave William Penn land who founded Pennsylvania with the land. William penn deeded land to the Quakers in 1693 on which the building sits today. William Penn was originally Catholic, but then switched to being a Quaker because he thought it could benefit him in other things. In 1718, William penn died of a stroke. The land of this building served as a burial ground for people who died because of the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793 and other people who died of other causes. …show more content…
Some of the meetings Betsy Ross attended. Owen Biddle built the building on the 2.2 acre lot. It was then elevated with graves on top of the old burial ground. Did you know that the Quakers were originally from a different religious group? Once they came out of that group, they started their own group leading up to what is now, the Arch Street Friends Meeting House. Quakers objected to paying war taxes, promising loyalty, and taking arms. Most Quakers supported the war, but some thought that their was no need for war. Quakers have an acronym that represents what Quakers believe in. Spices represents five different things. “S” means simplicity, “P” means peace, “I” means integrity, “C” means community, “E” means Equality, and the last “S” in SPICES means,
The Quakers were different from many of the settlers of other early American colonies. The Quakers, also known as the Society of Friends, were built upon ideals of pacifism and benevolence. They did not come here as traders or merchants. The Quakers came here for religious freedom, as did many others. However, Quakers, who had experienced persecution in other colonies like
The colonial capital was called New Amsterdam and was built in the mouth of the Hudson River. The colonies welcomed Europeans from Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, France, and Spain to live in their colonies. Settlers traded goods with Native Americans from the tribe Iroquois. Colonists also traded with the Delaware confederation. In 1644 England took control of the Dutch colony in the middle Atlantic region. They split the land giving each side one name New Jersey and New York (old New Amsterdam). Quakers also moved to the land. Quakers were a society of friends that left their countries to seek religious freedom. One of the most important Quaker was William Penn, he founded the colony of Pennsylvania. He believed in freedom of speech and his colony would stand above the differences of religion. Penn kept good relationships with the Indians. The middle Atlantic colonies were starting to take
The final outcome for the Pennsylvania Walking Purchase changed the course of history. William Penn’s vision of a city that was ruled by good faith and a seventh century Quakerism failed to exist. During the building process the Native Americans felt like Penn’s promise to them was broken and they cut ties with him. His vision of the city was hoped to bring peace among the people. So he named it Philadelphia, which meant the city of “Brotherly
Quakers- those who condemned extravagance, sought to restore Christianity to its early simple spirituality; William Penn made Pennsylvania a refuge for his fellow Quakers who refused to pay taxes or serve in the military for the Church of England.
The original Pennsylvania colony was founded in 1682 by William Penn, when the king owed Penn’s father a large deal of money so he gave him land in the New World. Penn used the land to create a new colony so that people who belonged to one of the many religions that were being heavily persecuted at the time would have a place to go. Most of the people of the people that came to Pennsylvania were Quakers that had nowhere else to go. Though the colony did have religious freedom, it was lead by and the majority of the rules were set by Quakers. It was a very strictly run colony, as the Quakers were very intolerant of immorality, so activities like drinking, gambling, and lying were banned, to the point that owning cards or dice was illegal. While
They started in England and were called Quakers because they “quaked” during religious practises. The group wasn’t liked in England and eventually William Penn received a grant from the King to establish a colony in the new world. Penn sent out fliers advertising for settlers and attracted many immigrants and other Quakers due to his liberal land policy. Unlike other settlers, the Quakers bought their land from the Native Americans and treated them peacefully. This group was one of the most famous when looking at religious and political tolerance in America during this
Charles II of England granted William Penn the right to start a democratic proprietary colony in Pennsylvania as a way of repaying a debt he owed Penn's father; William Penn needed this colony in order to create a haven of religious tolerance an take himself and his fellow Quakers away from the persecution they faced in England as a result of their refusal to participate in the army (they were pacifists) and their refusal to pay taxes that would go towards the Church of England.
The biggest motivation in Penn and Winthrop was their views on religion and how it should be carried out in the community. Penn was one the few and first to believe in religious toleration and freedom to worship any religion without the fear of persecution. The Quaker communities would welcome all forms of religion such as Baptism and Evangelism while the Puritans would be very secluded. The Puritans thought any other religion would bring in vile thought and immoral ideals that would affect their community. Puritans would discourage any other form of religion which made them a very isolated, homogenous, group of people. Penn's views would also shape the future government of the United States.
Henry Hudson claimed New York for the Dutch, and before it was called New York, it was called New Amsterdam. New York was claimed by the dutch for a trading and furs. Quakers are dedicated to experiencing God personally rather than through clergy such as priests or ministers. Quakers also call the presence of God inside each person as the “Inner Light”.
After establishing the last English colony during the seventeenth century, William Penn sought ways to create a safe haven for those who suffer from religious persecution in Europe. Additionally, William Penn also pictured a place of equality in which colonists and Indians can live in harmony while enjoying their religious freedom. William Penn might have considered his colony in Pennsylvania as his “holy experiment” because he wanted to try something different and test out new things within his colony such as establishing a place where there is religious freedom and equality. Furthermore, William Penn was an active member of the Society of Friends, Quakers, and his participation with the group helped him develop the concept of his “holy experiment” along with helping those who faced religious persecution.
Within a Year of Young William Penn's release, William Penn Sr. had passed away. William Penn after departing for a sidetrip to see "Guli" his future wife, stayed an extra 4 days because of Guli and this marked the start of their soon to be marriage. Although this was postponed 3 years because of William Penn's work that needed to be finished for his father in Ireland. Penn worked hard to obtain the release of captive Quakers in prison during his visit to Ireland. His father's affairs came after his Quaker faith during his arrival in Ireland. He persistantly attempted to gain release while having knowlege of The Court's ways to help his cause. Penn's hard work payed off and his friends were released from prisons via Penn's invaluable skills of politics, persausion, and influence on the Stuart Court and Brokers of the Court. After his Quaker escapedes, William Penn Jr. immediately atteneded to his fathers errands which majorily were good and serving a good job for William Penn Sr. But his father's health was failing and William Penn Jr. soon rushed home to england upon recieveing a scary letter from his mother. He left his advisor in charge of the Irish
The founder of Pennsylvania was named William Penn. In his early 20s, William became a quaker. William was persecuted for becoming a Quaker, and jailed multiple times. So, William moves from England to America for religious freedom, and he started a colony called Pennsylvania, which he named after his father. William was born in 1644 and died in 1718. He had later died of a stroke. After he died, he was buried next to his first
This paper will explore the history of the colonial settlements of the Quakers, who are also known as the Society of Friends, who settled in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in colonial times. The history surrounding the establishment and growth of the Quaker colonies of West Jersey and Pennsylvania will be discussed. William Penn’s efforts in establishing the colonies of West Jersey and Pennsylvania were paramount to Quakers immigrating to America. John Fenwick also played a major role in founding the colony of West Jersey, which is now known as New Jersey and the later immigration of Quakers to Pennsylvania. The abolitionist efforts of the Quakers in their fight against slavery, their equal treatment of slaves and the assistance that they provided to slaves will also be discussed. Quakers provided shelter, financial support and harbored many slaves so that they could avoid capture by their owners. Quakers were a large part of the abolitionist movement in the colonies while slavery was legal. Many Quakers played a role in the Underground Railroad, which assisted slaves in obtaining their freedom and avoiding capture. The terms “Quaker” and Society of Friends are interchangeable and will be used throughout this paper accordingly.
In 1681, Penn and 11 other Quakers brought the Proprietary rights to east New Jersey. King Charles II owed Penn’s father, Admiral Sir William Penn, and in return Penn persuaded the king to grant him a “vast province on the west bank of the Delaware River” (Samuel, 2000). It was named Pennsylvania, which means Penn’s woods, after his father. Penn decided that his colony was going to be different from the rest of the colonies in that they were going to be a Quaker based colony. He believed in a “divine right of government” and formed the government of Pennsylvania as a “holy experiment” in governing. This type of government is considered being ahead of its time as it set forth a representative form of government. The penal system was designed to reform not just punish, and “all prisoners except capital prisoners were entitled to bail, work houses were substituted for dungeons and the death penalty was limited to murder and treason”. Also, Penn instituted public education and designed Philadelphia and other towns to promote health and fire safety. Being that Penn was in charge of the colony, he was given the opportunity to practice the Quaker Peace Testimony. He realized that a lot of the land that he was living on
In 1682, he wrote the Pennsylvania Act; in it in Pen planned out his laws for freedom in the colony. Because he was a Quaker, Penn did not believe in war and he wanted religious freedom for all, but he also wanted all to at least believe in a God. Like Williams, he wanted freedom of religion but he had government much more involved in religious matters than William did. In Pennsylvania any religion that believed in God was tolerated and all citizens also received the freedom of worship. Despite the religious freedom, the citizens of Pennsylvania did have religious obligations; they were required to acknowledge God, keep the Sabbath, not take the Lords name in vain, or speak any blasphemy. In order to hold an office in government in Pennsylvania one had to take a religious test (Frohnen, 65). Their Freedom of religion was limited, and would not be considered ‘religious freedom’ by today’s