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Who was persecuted for his Quaker beliefs in England and founded a colony for Quakers in North America?

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it is william penn.


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It was William Penn who was persecuted for his Quaker beliefs in England and founded a colony for Quakers in North America--the colony being called "Pennsylvania". 
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