Question

many quakers emigrated from england to the colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries. quakers were christians who rejected church authority because they believed god communicated with individual people. in england, quakers were persecuted, or punished for their beliefs. read the passage written by thomas jefferson in 1801 about the history of quakers in virginia. then answer the question below. the poor quakers were flying from persecution in england. they cast their eyes on these colonies as asylums of civil and religious freedom; but they found them free only for the religious groups in charge. several acts of the virginia assembly... had prohibited the unlawful assembling of quakers, had made it illegal for any master of a vessel to bring a quaker into the state; and had ordered those already here, and such as should come thereafter, to be imprisoned. flying: fleeing or escaping asylums: shelters prohibited: made something illegal assembling: gathering what was jeffersons argument in the passage? many of the quakers who came to the colonies were killed by other colonists. the quakers built a tolerant government in virginia. the quakers left england and found acceptance in most of the north american colonies. the quakers left england because of persecution, but they continued to be persecuted in the colonies.

Explanation:

The passage states Quakers fled England due to persecution and hoped the colonies would be places of freedom. However, the Virginia assembly made laws against them like prohibiting their assemblies and banning their entry, showing continued persecution in the colonies.

Answer:

The Quakers left England because of persecution, but they continued to be persecuted in the colonies.