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There were certain voting requirements that restricted people from voting including religion, which impacted the kind of religion that the government was made up of.
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The Pilgrims left England to have their own faith and they were tolerant of people with other faiths.
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The Puritans left because they didn't agree with the church of England, but though they left for freedom they were not tolerant of anyone who opposed them.
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Catholics who were persecuted in England immigrated to Maryland and they were very tolerant with all the other beliefs.
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Anne Hutchinson questioned the church and because of this she was banished from the colony
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Roger Williams believed in religious freedom, that taking land from Indians was wrong, and in separation of the church causing him to be quickly banished.
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William Penn created Pennsylvania for the Quakers, who believed in total equality, with the land that the king gave him.
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This new Age of Faith changed the way people looked at religion and religious practices, and one preacher, George Whitefield, really helped this movement.
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The Virginia Bill of Rights stated religious freedom for all and separated the church from the government.
