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. 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.

d. quakers spoke out about their radically different beliefs, and many refused to pay taxes to support the church of england.