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Religious requirements for voting
Only adult males were allowed to vote, they also had to own property and had to be a member of a church to vote. -
Pilgrims
Pilgrims founded Plymouth colony. They came to the New World for religious freedom. They were friendly with the Native Americans and celebrated the first Thanksgiving. -
Puritans
They came to Massachusetts for religious freedom. They weren't tolerant of people who disagreed with them. They wanted to purify their religion. -
Maryland
Catholics lived in Maryland. They came to Maryland because they were being persecuted for their religious beliefs. It was named after a Catholic queen. Maryland was founded by Lord Baltimore. -
Dissent in Massachusetts Bay
If someone disagreed with the Puritans beliefs they were banished. Two famous people to get banished from Massachusetts were Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams. Anne Hutchinson got banished because, she questioned the church leader. -
More dissent in Massachusetts Bay colony
Roger Williams got banished from Massachusetts because he believed in the separation of the church and state. He went on to find Rhode Island. -
Quakers
Quakers lived in Pennsylvania. They believed in treating everyone equally and religious freedom. William Penn founded Pennsylvania. -
Great Awakening
It encouraged interest in religion and church. -
Virginia Statute for Religious freedom
A statement that said that all states and churches had to be seperate.
