why did the quakers settle in pennsylvania?

The Quakers settled in Pennsylvania primarily because William Penn, a Quaker, was granted the colony by King Charles II in 1681 as a place to create a "holy experiment" based on religious freedom and peaceful coexistence. Penn envisioned Pennsylvania as a colony where Quakers and others could live free from religious persecution, and it was built on principles of tolerance, pacifism, and fair treatment of the Native American populations. Quakers were attracted to Pennsylvania because of its guarantee of religious liberty, its pacifist ethos, and the opportunity to establish a diverse, thriving community without the threat of oppression they faced in England and other colonies. The Quakers' peaceful policies toward Native Americans and their commitment to justice and tolerance established Pennsylvania as a model of religious freedom and civil society in early America.