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religious requirements for voting
In this event many people during this time didn't have much of a say so on what they wanted and all. Men who did not belong to an established church could not vote. Puritans were in control, and they wanted to make the city holy in the wild. the puritan government was a dictatorship of saints. -
Pilgrims
The motivation for the pilgrims immigration was because they wanted to have a free religion. The Pilgrims would allow other religions into their religion, like how they made thanksgiving by sharing their food with indians. -
Puritans
The Puritans settled in the massachusetts bay for a free religion but wouldn't allow other religions into their group.They disagreed with england churches. -
Maryland catholic experiment
This group settled in maryland because they were being persecuted because they had different beliefs than the ones in the england church's. They would allow anyone and they're religion into their group. -
More dissent in massachusetts bay
Roger williams is a religious man who didn't agree with the church's beliefs in massachusetts bay. he left this place and he established rhode island. And completed religious freedom there. Even Anne hutchinson moved there before her persecution. -
Dissent in massachusetts bay
This event took place in 1636-1637. There wasn't much room for disagreement about your belief in this place. And you would be pushed out of this group if you didn't believe in what they believed. so that is why two famous people disagree and left. Anne hutchinson was one of those people, so that is why she was banished from massachusetts bay in 1637 -
Quakers
William penn established a religious refuge. The quakers who were being persecuted, who believed in total equality, they went to the new world to have a free religion. -
Great awakening
religious piety that happened between the 1730's to the 1770's. A new age of faith, where you would follow and rely on biblical revelation and not human reason. -
virginia statute for religious freedom
in 1776 pennsylvania and rhode island did not have an established church, but every other colony did. The virginia bill of rights made free religion able for anyone who wanted it. This principle was later accepted by all states.
