why were quakers in england often persecuted?
a. quakers fought the slave trade by capturing ships and returning the slaves to africa, angering english merchants and the king.
b. quakers worked tirelessly to convert church of england members to the quaker beliefs, angering the king.
c. quakers spoke out about their radically different beliefs, and many refused to pay taxes to support the church of england.
d. the leader of the quakers, william penn, had once been a personal friend of the king, but the two had become enemies over their spiritual differences.

Why was "impressment" an important issue during the jefferson administration? the united states was being treated disrespectfully, as the spanish navy was forcing american sailors into naval service for them. the united states was being treated disrespectfully, as the french navy was forcing american sailors into naval service for them. the united states was treating british navy with disrespect by forcing british sailors into naval service for them. the united states was being treated with disrespect on the high seas, as the british navy was forcing american sailors off their ships and into naval service for them. the united states was treating french navy with disrespect by forcing french sailors into naval service for them.