He was trying to claim he was no longer a slave because his master had taken him to states in which slavery was illegal.
They formed a settlement at Salem, New Jersey, in 1675. In 1681, King Charles II granted William Penn, a Quaker, a charter for the area that was to become Pennsylvania. Penn guaranteed the settlers of his colony freedom of religion. So depending on what time period you look at it will be different.
<span> Business owners hoped to increase profits by flooding international markets with goods produced in the United States.</span>