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The Pilgrims Arrive in Plymouth
The immigration of the Pilgrims to the colonies helped foster the development of religious freedom, because it was an instance where people were able to flee persecution to practice their own beliefs and live on their own terms. -
Roger Williams Preaches Religious Freedom
Another key figure in the fight for religious freedom in the colonies was Roger Williams. He believed that the Church should be separate from the State, and this belief was shunned by Puritans by Massachusetts. Even though he was exiled from Massachusetts, he built the colony of Rhode Island on the notion of Religious Freedom for all, this was a major development in the development of religious freedom in the colonies -
Dissent in Massachusetts Bay: Anne Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson was part of a group of outspoken individuals who believed that the beliefs believed to be the "law of the land" in massachusetts were not true and decided to recite sermons explaining their controversial and contested beliefs. -
The Quakers Come to the New World
The Quaker migration to the new world helped increase religious freedom in the colonies for many reasons. As a previously persecuted group, they were now able to practice their beliefs without having to pledge allegiance to a crown which did not support their beliefs and religion -
The Great Awakening
The great awakening helped develop religious freedom in the new world because it supported an unorthodox way of thinking that challenged the norm. Using this strategy, other movements for religious freedom have gained momentum and made a change. -
Viriginia Statutues for Religious Freedom Passed
The Virginia Statutes for Religious Freedom was one of the most important events in the fight for religious freedom, because served as an official confirmation amongst the colonies that Church and State should be separated. Colonists now felt as though they had more freedom of religion because they did not have to support a different religion in order to support their government and live in the colonies
