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Religious Requirements for Voting
These were the select roles you had to be a part of in order to be granted the right to vote. You had to be a male who owned a piece of land, but up until 1700’s you also had to be one of the “visible saints” in the puritan government. -
The Pilgrims
A group of settlers that was required to believe in what even the ruler at the time believed in. They colonized Plymouth and gave us Thanksgiving. -
The Puritans
A group of people who came from England and were strictly against anyone whose beliefs went against their own however the did come to the New world for religious freedom for themselves. They colonized Massachusetts. -
The Catholic Experiment
Lord Baltimore founded this piece of land in Maryland to serve as a refuge for Catholics escaping persecution in England. The Catholics were extremely tolerant of other peoples beliefs and even other different people in their colony with them. However due to transportation issues they eventually became the minority of the population. -
More Dissent in Massachusetts Bay
Roger Williams was a minister who was accused of encouraging "dangerous opinions." He also believed that churches should not be funded by the government, but he ended up getting banished so he founded Rhode Island. -
Dissent in Massachusetts Bay
Anne Hutchinson was a resident in Massachusetts, however she questioned the religion that was being practice and was therefore banished from the colony. -
Quakers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Quakers came to the New World to escape persecution and went to live in Pennsylvania which was founded by William Penn. The land was gift to him in exchange to free from debt from King Charles II. -
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The First Great Awakening
All of the panic about surviving died down so colonists began to have time for other things other again. It was a renewal in interest of church and religion. -
Picture for The First Great Awakening
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Virginia Statutes for Religious Freedom
In the late 1700's a document was written in which the ties between churches and the government were severed, it also gave people the right to practice whichever religion they chose.
