Tracing back to the first essay topic, religious freedom in the Northern colonies had a negative effect on their economy. Northern settlers reasoning for settling was to escape the religious hardship in England. Religion in the North colonies was very diverse and three of the most leading religion included the Quakers, Catholics, and Separatists Puritans. Trying to separate themselves from religion persecution in England, the Puritans fled to the North Colonies and created the same type of system which resulted in the expansion of the Quakers and Catholics. Europeans traveled over three thousand miles to North America in search for religious freedom. First, let us learn some information about the Separatists Puritans. They wanted no
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Puritans adopted Europe’s concept and forced it onto others. They are what we call hypocrites, because they did not like what happened to them in Europe but they came to the North and did it to others. In the areas where Puritans dominated, there was no religious freedom. And like England they too merged their church with politics. The first governor of Massachusetts was also a Puritan leader. Punishment by the Puritans included death, fines, beatings, imprisonments, and banishment. Roger Williams was banned from the colony because he was a dissenter or a non-believer of the Puritan church. The most well-known punishment/crime that took place in Puritan territory lasted months in 1692. This event was known as the Salem Witchcraft. The Salem Witchcraft was accusations of witchcraft against people and animals. The results of this trial was that hundreds of people were arrested, there was a few people who were killed including the crucial death of one elderly man, and there was the execution of two dogs who were thought to be witches. For many people, Puritans dominant colonies was a nightmare but for the Puritans it was according to God’s work and needed to be done. Shifting from the outraged Puritans to a calmer religious group, lets discuss the Quakers. The Quakers was founded in the mid-1600s and was instantly hated by the …show more content…
The Protestant religious group despised the Catholics so much that they created laws that banned Catholicism from public life. The Catholics were basically forced to worship privately. They were able to find a safe haven in Maryland since majority of the other colonies did not extend a welcoming hand. George Calvert is who I call the creator of the catholic colony and the ultimate peacemaker for Christianity beliefs. Calvert knew that the only way Catholicism could stay around for the long run is if Catholics recognized all religions and stay true to the concept of religious freedom. To ensure that religious peace was practiced in Maryland a decree of Calvert was used. In 1639 another document, the Maryland Assembly, gave all rights and liberties to all churches. Sadly, Maryland was the home for Catholics for a short period of time due to the corruption in England that eventually rolled over into the colony of Maryland. In 1692 Maryland was declared a royal colony and Anglicanism was the official religion of the state. Popes, priests, and masses could not be practiced in the early 1700s in Maryland. It would not be until the late 1700s that Catholics were allowed to openly practice their
Puritans adopted Europe’s concept and forced it onto others. They are what we call hypocrites, because they did not like what happened to them in Europe but they came to the North and did it to others. In the areas where Puritans dominated, there was no religious freedom. And like England they too merged their church with politics. The first governor of Massachusetts was also a Puritan leader. Punishment by the Puritans included death, fines, beatings, imprisonments, and banishment. Roger Williams was banned from the colony because he was a dissenter or a non-believer of the Puritan church. The most well-known punishment/crime that took place in Puritan territory lasted months in 1692. This event was known as the Salem Witchcraft. The Salem Witchcraft was accusations of witchcraft against people and animals. The results of this trial was that hundreds of people were arrested, there was a few people who were killed including the crucial death of one elderly man, and there was the execution of two dogs who were thought to be witches. For many people, Puritans dominant colonies was a nightmare but for the Puritans it was according to God’s work and needed to be done. Shifting from the outraged Puritans to a calmer religious group, lets discuss the Quakers. The Quakers was founded in the mid-1600s and was instantly hated by the …show more content…
The Protestant religious group despised the Catholics so much that they created laws that banned Catholicism from public life. The Catholics were basically forced to worship privately. They were able to find a safe haven in Maryland since majority of the other colonies did not extend a welcoming hand. George Calvert is who I call the creator of the catholic colony and the ultimate peacemaker for Christianity beliefs. Calvert knew that the only way Catholicism could stay around for the long run is if Catholics recognized all religions and stay true to the concept of religious freedom. To ensure that religious peace was practiced in Maryland a decree of Calvert was used. In 1639 another document, the Maryland Assembly, gave all rights and liberties to all churches. Sadly, Maryland was the home for Catholics for a short period of time due to the corruption in England that eventually rolled over into the colony of Maryland. In 1692 Maryland was declared a royal colony and Anglicanism was the official religion of the state. Popes, priests, and masses could not be practiced in the early 1700s in Maryland. It would not be until the late 1700s that Catholics were allowed to openly practice their