By: Cezika Concha, Stephanie Henzon, Lizabel Lozano, and Megan Pinzon,

Religion shaped the development of the New England and Middle Colonies politically, it was a factor in the development of the government and economically. Churches were built and many people practiced the same religion forming which formed a committee and thus it had an important role to the colonial societies.

New England is composed with six colonies Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Massachusetts was dramatically established itself when the Puritans settled in the colony. Puritans were originally from Great Britain, they traveled across the oceans because they opposed the Church of England. Puritans, also known as Pilgrims, spread their beliefs through the colonies of New England and establish religious committees. The Pilgrims set their government based on the word of God and had a strong belief on predestination. Their social life revolve around their religion’s belief and the Bible.

The Middle Colonies is consisted with four colonies—New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The Middle Colonies had a diverse population because many of its settlers came to the Middle Colonies because of it religious tolerance. Due to the settlers that had fled their home countries the due to its unfair religious policies, they settled in the New World that allowed them to create a peaceful place to practice their religious beliefs. Because of this reason, some communities intertwine the religious morals along with their social government. The most common religious that reside in the Middle Colonies are the Puritans and the Christians.

 Both colonies flourished under religious beliefs and policies.  Both colonies created and instituted their own identity.  Both colonies have a some similar religions like Puritans.  The settlers of both colonies moved to the colonies to form and expresses their religious morals.  Both colonies attracted many immigrants because of their economy is stable and provided profitable jobs.  Both colonies establish churches for their successor and to teach the future generation about their morals and religion. New EnglandMiddle Colonies Organized their government according to the teaching of the Bible Establish Harvard and Yale Believe in the concept of predestination Puritans had a strong belief about “Protestant ethic”—commitment to work and worldly pursuit. Had a diverse population Practice religion tolerance Had a great democratic control Quakers contributed the concept of human freedom

DOCUMENT A The map on the right indicates the immigrants that migrated in the colonies. This document supports that the colonies attracted many people which cause the colonies to have diverse population within the colonies.

Document B This pictures supports that the Middle Colonies have a diverse populations as well as religions because many different churches were made by different religions and people. Document B Episcopal church established by Welsh settlers (83-G-37577) Presbyterian church established by a Scotch-Irish community (83-G-37527) German Reformed church established by a community of German Non-Plain People (83-G-37576) Three churches established in the mid 1700s Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (photographed in 1941) Courtesy National Archives

DOCUMENT C In Pennsylvania, Quakers tried to live with the Indians despite of their differences. This supports that the Quakers were presenting the concept of human freedom by living with uncivilized group of people and demonstrating that any kind of human being is able to freely and can civilized with others and have many opportunities as others. It also indicates that Indians should not be treated differently because of their appearance or culture because they are human beings and should not be cage because they have the right to live freely and harmonically with others.

DOCUMENT D This documents indicates that the Middle Colonies wanted to abolish slave trades because they believed that is unrighteous business. This is a supportive document that is based on the impact of religion to the economy of the Middle colonies. “we therefore, believe ourselves religiously bound to lay this subject before you” Portion of a Quaker petition to abolish the slave trade, addressed to the first U.S. Congress, Courtesy National Archives (46-PETITION-1AG3-2)

Document E “The Puritans considered the bible as the true law of god. That provided guidelines for church government. The Puritans emphasized bible reading, prayer, preaching in worships services.” Encyclopedia This document supports that morals of Puritanism had an impact on the government and they based their government by the teaching of the Bible. And its also indicates that Puritans were really devoted to the God and the Bible. Document F “The Puritans shaped the religion, social life, and the government in North America to their ideals. Their strong belief in education led them to establish Harvard and Yale as colleges and to require a system of grammar schools in the colonies. The Puritans organized the government according to the teaching that found in the Bible and on the basis of their English experience.” Encyclopedia This document indicates the accomplishment and the impact that Puritans have in New England. They developed their own schools and government that are based on the Bible and their experience in the Great Britain. With this knowledge and devotion to their religion they were able to make New England to a successful colony.

Document G The document below states the contribution of the Middle Colonies to the people and the government. This document support that with religions, the Middle Colonies became one of the colonies who had diversity in many things— religions, population/ethnicity—that made practice religion tolerance and human freedom. Document H The document below indicates that William Bradford believes that He who created all things contributed many things to the people and nation. This document support the fact that religion had an impact to the colonies due to Him.

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