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Pilgrims lived in England and had to follow the Church of England, and if you didn't you'd be tortured and/or killed. They moved to Plymouth to escape the Church
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At first, you needed to be a adult male, own some land, and be considered a "Visible Saint". They got rid of the "Visible Saint" requirement
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The Puritans had rules about worship, and if you disagreed you'd be subject to severe punishment. They wanted to purify the Church and took their belief to the New World.
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The colony, Mayland, was originally started to house a rich minority, Catholics, from religious persecution from the Church. There wasn't enough of them and were soon outnumbered by Protestants, making them wonder what the point was
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Roger Williams also thought that the Puritans weren't good
Christians, so he was exiled and he purchased land from Natives to start a safe haven for religious outlaws -
Anne Hutchinson believed the Puritans were too extreme and started to talk bad of them so she was exiled from the bay forever.
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Quakers believed in total equality, and were pacifists. William Penn received land in the New World, and used it as a safe haven for those escaping the Church
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This a period in time where preachers would go across the country and speak about becoming saved. Their preaching was like a big performance
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It was a statement by the Virginian government that ensured free exercise of religion and separated them from the Church. Other states followed
