Regardless of the problems that the American colonies presented, many settlers kept on coming to America because they were attracted to the religious freedom. The first people to take advantage of this were the Puritans. Trying to escape the persecution they were enduring in England, some Puritans came to the new world to worship how they pleased. Following them came many other colonies that used the land as a haven for their religions. Lord Baltimore founded Maryland as haven for Catholics and William Penn established Pennsylvania as a safe place for Quakers and other religions. Rhode Island was also very tolerant and all people were welcome to practice what they like. Even with very tolerant colonies, there was still inequality. Catholics
