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The Pilgrims
The pilgrims were some of the first settlers in the colonies. They suffered from a system known as “State Church” In which the government controlled religion, and the people were forced to follow the monarch’s subcategory (I’m not sure what it's called but I define it as a section of faith, like in Christianity where there are Catholics and there are puritans and there are Mormons and methodists and faiths like that). -
Religious Requirments for Voting
Religious requirements for voting were religious requirements for voting. You had to be a certain religion if you were to be allowed to vote in the colonial era. -
The Puritans
The puritans were the main opposition to the Pilgrims, with almost directly opposite beliefs, very strictly enforcing their faith. They wore drab and monochromatic clothing and were kind of boring in general. -
Maryland - The Catholic Experiment
The catholic experiment was a situation in which people seeking religious freedom (mostly Catholics) immigrated to Maryland but ended up being a mix of protestants and Catholics. With very conflicting beliefs, this did not turn out well, and the economy suffered. -
Dissent in Massachusetts Bay
Dissent in Massachusetts Bay refers to the events in which one person spoke out against the church and was subsequently punished. This person was Anne Hutchinson. Anne Hutchinson was a woman who disliked the church and how they had changed authority systems over the years. She started a group that would gather and talk about the last sermon and generally how bad the church was. -
More Dissent in Massachusetts Bay
This is pretty much a continuation of the last section, only featuring a different person. This person was Roger Williams. Roger Williams pretty much just talked about how religious freedom/separation of the church and state is good, and how it was unfair to take land from the native Americans. -
Quakers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Quakers were a religious group that believed in total equality. This included royalty and nobility. Naturally, this caused them to be persecuted and they were forced to take refuge in the colonies. -
The First Great Awakening
The first great awakening was when a sweep of religion came over multiple countries, most notably the colonies, Scotland, Britain, and Germany. The great awakening got a lot of headway by means of George Whitefield, a passionate preacher who tended to draw large crowds and inspired many. -
The Virginia Statues for Religious Freedom
The Virginia Statues for Religious Freedom was a document stating that, basically, everyone has the right to worship who they want, but of course, thrown in with a sprinkle of “Christianity is the holy and undeniable truth” that seems to be included in every early colonial document.
