Religion Influences on Colonization

By sandersshelby

  • Pilgrims Settled

    wanted to be sepperated completely from the church, before they landed signed ro follow "just and equal laws" In the first year many of them died because of the winter, some survived because the indians saved them

  • First Thanksgiving

    Pilgrims had a grand feast with the Indians who taught them how to survive and saved thier lives because of it

  • Massachusetts Bay Founded

    founded by puriatans who are congregationalists, thought congrgation should decide leadership and worship structures

  • Maryland Founded

    a proprietership founded by Cecilius Calvert, the goal was to be a haven for roman catholics

  • Free Exercise Clause was added to First Amendment

  • Religous Revival

    observing Mass in an army camp

  • Anti-Evolution League

    a group that is against the teaching of evolution

  • Scopes Trial

    High school teacher goes to court because he was teaching evolution in school
  • Period: to

    Strengthened protection for reiligous exercise

  • Free Exercise Clause doesn't exempt Jewish from Sunday closing laws

  • Supreme Court ruled that everyone has to follow religously neutral laws