Explain How William Penn's Religion Differ From Puritanism In New England

1. Discuss how William Penn viewed his colony as a “holy experiment?” How did the Quaker religion differ from Puritanism in New England? [Chapter 2 and 3 review]

William Penn viewed his colony as a “holy experiment”, the Holy Experiment was when the Society of Friends (Quakers) tried to make a community for themselves, showing the rest of the world what their religion was, and how they now have religious freedom. Pennsylvania was the 12th and last English colony, the people that settled there had freedom of religion and a very strong faith. Quakerism was founded in England, the Quakers fled from England escaping from religious persecution, and created a religious community for themselves in Pennsylvania, the propitiator being William Penn. The Quakers believed that God was inside the followers of this faith, a term known as the Inner Light. Unlike most other religions the Quakers did not

Nathanial Bacon was a farmer who lived in the backcountry of Virginia. The governor in Virginia at the time was William Berkeley, there were many Indian attacks on the settlers during the time that he governed Virginia, which was very alarming to the people who were settled there. Berkeley refused to retaliate and crack down on the Indians in the surroundings of the colony. The colonial discontent in this situation was caused by the fact that Governor Berkeley a deal with the Indians a monopoly in the fur trade. Unwilling to give up the money produced by the fur trading with Indians, Berkeley refused to protect the settlers from the Native Americans. It became worse when the assembly disfranchised the settlers by taking away their right to vote. A rebellion was started and the furious settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon attacked Jamestown, pillaging and looting. Soon after this event, Bacon comes down with a rare fever and dies. This event shows the issues between rural and urban