2. APUSH Review: Religion In The Colonies Essay Topic

3. Past Essay Topic (2002)
Compare the ways in which religion shaped the development of colonial society (to 1740) in TWO of the following regions:
New England
Chesapeake
Middle Atlantic

4. Thesis Statement
Clearly state your position in 1-2 sentences in your intro
Your thesis should state that religion affected the regions differently
Example:

5. New England Plymouth founded by Separatists
John Winthrop’s “City on a Hill”
Great Migration
Taxes used to support the Church
Meetinghouse used for both church and town meetings
(Male) Church members had political power
Importance of education:
To read the bible, schools focused on religion
Harvard College
Religious Dissidents were outcast:
Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson
Rhode Island
“Puritan Work Ethic”

6. Chesapeake VA: MD: Maryland Toleration Act 1649
Not as affected by religion, founded to make $
Farms and plantations led to people spread out -> less of influence of religion
MD:
Lords Baltimore, Catholic proprietor
Maryland Toleration Act 1649
Christians only
Tensions between Protestants and Catholics persisted

7. Middle Atlantic William Penn and Holy Experiment Religious toleration
Many different religious groups

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