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Religious Requirements for Voting
In the 1600's there were Religious requirements for voting meaning they must have the requirements.The two qualifications to vote were you must be and adult male that owns property and you must be a member of the church. -
The Pilgrims come to Plymouth
The Pilgrims are a religious group that came for Religious freedom.They settled in Plymouth Massachusetts and created the celebration that today is known as "Thanksgiving". -
The Puritans came to Massachusetts
The Puritans is another group that came to the new world for the purpose of finding Religious freedom.They were intolerant people and they settled in the Massachusetts bay area. -
Maryland-The catholic Experiment
The catholics came to the new world because they were being persecuted by their religious beliefs.The Catholics settled in Maryland and they were really tolerant people. -
Dissent in Massachusetts Bay
In Massachusetts if you didn't believe what Puritans said you would get banished.Two important people named Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams got banished.Anne got banished because of questioning her leaders. -
More Dissent in Massachusetts Bay
Roger William was the other person that got banished because he didn't believe in what the Puritans believed in.He believed in separation of church and state and he is the person who found Rhode Island. -
Quakers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
The Quakers were under the leader William Penn he was the person who built Pennsylvania.The quakers believed in total equality and that was the reason they came to the New world. -
The First Great Awakening
This was the time period people renewed interest in church and religion.This meant the people started getting intoto church again and following their religion again. -
Virginia Statutes for Religious Freedom
This was the event where people were going to make a separation of church a requirement in all colonies.This means that they were going to make it a need that churches need to be separated in all colonies.
