HIS 315K Lecture 25: English Colonization: the Middle Colonies Lecture Notes
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Did not consult parliament for 11 years. Refused to give them money until he addressed various grievances of p. Parliament won, put the king on trial, was found guilty and beheaded. Oliver cromwell, leader of parliament, named lord protector of england. Wasn"t smooth or easy, lots of chaos. Lack of religious community, lots of arguing. Cromwell died, people didn"t want his son as lord protector. A gift from king to his brother. Religious and political radicalism, 1640 - 1660. Look for the inner light of god within him to withstand temptation. Quaking quakers: beliefs of the society of friends. Quaker worship illegal in england for a hot minute. King charles ii gave penn land out of a debt to the penn family. Penn used it as a quaker settlement. Large numbers, but not the only european people migrated there. Religion and family at the center of their lives. As much energy as possible to raising children.
