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Religious requirements for voting
These were the requirments for voting and they were...
1. You have to be male
2. You have to own land
3.You have to be a member of the church -
Pilgrims
They were English people who settled in America so they could not be persecuted for their religious belives. So they settled so they could practice their religion. -
Puritans
They were a religious group who did not want to be persecuted for their religious belives so they went to America. But they were not tolerable of other religions and if you did you were kicked out -
Maryland
Maryland was being settled by Lord Baltimore because they were being persecuted for their religion and so he settled Maryland and they were also very tolerant of other religions. -
Dissent in Massachusetts
If you did not believe what the Purtians believed then you would get banished two examples are Anne Hutinsen and Roger Williams. Like how Anne was banished for questioning her church leader. -
More Dissent in Massachusetts
Roger Williams gets banished from Massachusetts for believing in separation of church and state he finds Rhode Island and settles it. -
Quakers
The quakers were a religious group in Pennslyvania that believe in total equality. -
The Great Awakening
Once people were not struggleing to survive and had a steady economy and a place to stay people had a renewed interest in church. -
Virginia Statues 4 Religious Freedom
This was the government allowing everyone to practice their own religion and having separation of church and state.
