1. Religion’s Role in the Founding of Colonies

2. Colonies Founded for Religious Reasons: Plymouth Massachusetts – Rhode Island – Connecticut – New Hampshire Maryland Pennsylvania

3. Puritans—City Upon A Hill

4. Who were the Puritans?

5. How did they practice their faith?

6. Why did their utopia fail?

7. Turning point: Halfway Covenant, 1700 Gave citizenship privileges to the non-elect Greatest Impact: Protestant Work Ethic Town meeting—direct democracy

8. The Holy Experiment

9. Who were the Quakers?

10. How did they practice their faith?

11. Why did their Utopia Fail?

12. Turning Point: Colonial Wars 1749—Quaker Abdication Lasting Impact: Tolerance Pacificism Roots of Anti-Slavery Movement

13. As a result of the failure of the Puritan & Quaker attempts at Utopia: American Democracy is based on… Separation of Church and State Puritans: Separation resulted from a rebellion against the tyranny of an ‘elect’ religious minority. Quakers: Separation was a voluntary decision by a religious group that recognized that their civic responsibilities compromised their religious principles and ultimately threatened the salvation of their souls