 When the English took direct control of the Middle Colonies around 1664 , many Quakers from Rhode Island had already been pushed into the region by Puritans , while Episcopalian businessmen settled in Philadelphia and New York City . 
 When the English took direct control of the Middle Colonies around 1664 , many Quakers from Rhode Island <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> already been pushed into the region by Puritans , while Episcopalian businessmen settled in Philadelphia and New York City . 
When the English took direct control of the Middle Colonies around 1664 , many Quakers from Rhode Island done already been pushed into the region by Puritans , while Episcopalian businessmen settled in Philadelphia and New York City .