In the early 1600’s countries around the world were exploring an unfamiliar land called “The New World.” King Charles allowed many people seeking religious freedoms to go and explore this new land. Most of the new settler’s religions were forms of Christianity. There were many different forms which included Puritans, Quakers, Catholics, Baptists, Lutherans, Jews and Anglicans. Although the New World was a place to have religious freedom, many of the new religions held tighter restrictions and had more rules than their homeland church did. Religion was taken very seriously and punishments for breaking religious laws in the Colonies could include whipping, being exiled, public humiliation, being hung in a chair and dangled over a river, and even death.
After many months at sea and many hardships that came their way, the “colonists” arrived to The New World and were ready to start new lives. By 1732 all the thirteen Colonies were established and started to adjust to their new surroundings. The thirteen Colonies were split up into three different regions, The New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies, and The Southern Colonies. Each of the thirteen Colonies had specific economic, social, and political developments that were unique to their regions. Eight of the Thirteen Colonies …show more content…
The main religion in these Colonies was the Puritan religion. These Colonies had churches in almost every part of their region. A regular church day consisted of sitting on a hard wooden bench for almost the whole day, and listening to a man preach a lesson and then another man interpreting it. The New England Colonies practiced theocracy, which was a system of government where priests rule under the name of God. The church had a law that all new born babies had to be baptized by the church before they could come a member, to avoid brining ungodly things into the
After many months at sea and many hardships that came their way, the “colonists” arrived to The New World and were ready to start new lives. By 1732 all the thirteen Colonies were established and started to adjust to their new surroundings. The thirteen Colonies were split up into three different regions, The New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies, and The Southern Colonies. Each of the thirteen Colonies had specific economic, social, and political developments that were unique to their regions. Eight of the Thirteen Colonies …show more content…
The main religion in these Colonies was the Puritan religion. These Colonies had churches in almost every part of their region. A regular church day consisted of sitting on a hard wooden bench for almost the whole day, and listening to a man preach a lesson and then another man interpreting it. The New England Colonies practiced theocracy, which was a system of government where priests rule under the name of God. The church had a law that all new born babies had to be baptized by the church before they could come a member, to avoid brining ungodly things into the