could achieve anything for themselves; only God could do that. The Quakers, on the other hand, believed that God should be in your spirit, not in sermon, and that your sacred authority shouldn't be a book, it should be your inner light, the force that drives you through you life. They believed you shouldn't be servants of God, but to be friends of God. They believed violence was an unnecessary part of life, and things could be worked out in other ways.5 The Quakers thought the authority of God was absolute, but didn't need to be preached at a formal meeting as much as the Anglican Church believed that should happen. In 1661, William Penn was introduced to Quakerism. He had been studying at Christ Church in Oxford. He started to notice that he didn't believe in some of the things that he was studying in his religion. So, he started to go to Quaker meetings, and believe in that religion instead.6 In England, he was expelled from Oxford in 1662 for refusing to conform to the Anglican Church, so he moved on to Pennsylvania in the "New World." In this new colony that he established, he set up a freedom of worship. It became a retreat for many religious groups coming from Germany, Holland, Scandinavia, and Great Britain.7 He decided to go to the New World, but first he made a trip with Quaker leader George Fox. When they got there, the construction from the plans of Penn's was already in progress. 8 In 1682, Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn. He came upon his own personal ship, Welcome, along with William Bradford, Nicholas Waln, and Thomas Wynne and other less known men.9 Now they had many established colonies in Pennsylvania and a strong belief system with which build a state. One of the things William Penn is known well for is his attitude toward the Native Americans. He created a friendly environment with his colonies and the Native Americans. He believed that treating the Native Americans fairly, not harshly, would prevent any ten...
