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The puritans
They simply wanted to "purify" the church by eliminating the objectionable aspects of worship in the established church. -
2
The Pilgrams
Pilgrims did not agree with the “State Church’ of England, and that is why they were punished. -
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Maryland- The Catholic Experiment
Lord Baltimore saw this as an opportunity to grant religious freedom to the English Catholics. -
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Dissent in Massachusetts Bay
Disagreeing with the church
was not allowed. -
5
More Dissent in Massachusetts Bay
Williams and Hutchison founded
Rhode Island as a refuge for those
who sought religious freedom. -
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Quakers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
He wanted it to be a refuge for the
Quakers who were persecuted in
England.