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In 1629 the Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by London Merchants.
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In 1689 the King William's war to colonists favaged regions of upstate New York, Nova Scotia, and Quebec. Sending refugees into the country of Essex and specifically Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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In 1692-1693 200 people were accused of practicing Witchcraft, and 20 were executed.
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Charles Thomson was a member of the church and thought Christianity was not organized and spent many years re-translating the scriptures of the Bible. While Thomas Jefferson, not a member of the church, took out all supernatural in the bible because he did not believe in the Christian idea of God.
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In 2008 Samantha Elauf was denied a job at Abercrombie because she was wearing a Hijab. In 2015 she went to court and was awarded $20,000 for her troubles corresponding with the 1st amendement. Later Abercrombie Lawer said that they did nothing wrong saying she never said that her "scarf" was part of her religion, and the verdict was overruled,