Write these words in your journal. Persecution – treated badly for religious views Interference – to interrupt progress Toleration – to be accepting
Religion How it contributed to growth of representative government in the colonies?
Religious freedom......was ONE cause for the 13 colonies to be established.
Religious groups......created communities that were self- governing.
Protestant Reformation & The Great Awakening
Plymouth Colony ( ) ● allowed self - governing churches ● history/pocahontas/videos/pocahontas history/pocahontas/videos/pocahontas
Massachusetts Bay Colony (1630) ●Founded by Roger Williams ●Founded by Williams to escape religious persecution
Rhode Island (1636) Founded by Roger Williams Williams wanted separation of church & state
Pennsylvania ( ) ●Founded by William Penn for Quakers ●Provided political freedom ●Guaranteed religious freedom to all
Maryland (1634) ●Founded as a safe haven for Catholics ●1649: Maryland Act of Toleration - freedom for all
Virginia (Jamestown, 1607) ● history/pocahontas/videos/pocahontas history/pocahontas/videos/pocahontas ● ● 1786: The Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom by Thomas Jefferson, made it the 1st state to separate church and state. (No government interference in religious practices)
Bill of Rights (1791) ●guaranteed freedom of religion to all citizens