Question

During the Revolutionary War, which group believed that fighting for any reason was wrong?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
A.Quakers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               B. Congregationalists                                                                                                   C. Anglican Church members                                                                                                                         D.
Loyalists                                   

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Quakers. The Quakers, or members of the Religious Society of Friends, are numerous. They are strict pacifists, and they believed that fighting or supporting a war for any reason is wrong. The ongoing tensions with the Crown and the violent Revolutionary War put them in a bit of a pickle. They actions varied widely. Some, like Gen. Nathaniel Greene and Thomas Paine, openly supported the war and fought, or supported by giving funds, supplies, or shelter to the Patriots.