Religious toleration

community. They were more than concerned about the moral health of the whole community and would do whatever was called for to keep their community strong and happy. "This court … in the interim recommends [that] all tradesmen and laborers consider the religious end of their callings, which is that receiving such moderate profits as may enable them to serve God and their neighbors", DOC. E, this shows that they would give their money away to help their fellow man. The new towns had legal…

In 301 B.C., Chandragupta’s son, Asoka, took over the throne, ruling the Mauryan Empire to its greatest heights for 32 years. Asoka became declared king of the Mauryan Empire in 269 B.C. At first, Asoka followed in Chandragupta’s footsteps, waging war to expand his empire. I praise Asoka’s method of ruling when he soon after realized waging war wasn’t the right thing to do. Asoka felt sorrow over the slaughter of 100,000 soldiers and perished civilians at Kalinga. This resulted with him…

of 1801. Napoleon recognized Catholicism as the religion of the majority of the people. Napoleon was one of the most religiously tolerant leaders in the history of Europe. Not only did he allow religious freedom among Catholics, but was supportive of Protestants and Jews as well. He established religious tolerance because he truly believed in the equality of all citizens no matter what they believed in. He once said, "Faith is beyond the reach of the law. It is the most personal possession of…

Oliver Cromwell is an important figure in English history as he held a unique position of ruling as ‘Lord Protector’ instead of a monarch. This could result in Cromwell being perceived as a military dictator because the legality of his rule could be questioned. In addition to this he could be seen as an opportunist for military power because his increase in status was due to his role in the army in the First and Second English Civil Wars from 1642 to 1649 and he rose to prominence after the…

to the bottom was the way to rule and the society didn’t need to rule with bureaucracy. These absolutists included Catherine II of Russia, Frederick II of Prussia, and Joseph ll of Austria. They followed the acronym of TRAP where, “T” stands for religious views, “R” for reform of institutions, “A” for absolutism, and “P” for patronage of the philosopher. Each of these philosophers had different views on the consolidation of power from each other. Catherine the Great was very light to reform,…

Catherine, under the gaze of Montesquieu 's critiques, began to promote institutions that favored the ethnic diversity of Russia. “A month after her coronation, Catherine instituted a settlement program with financial incentives and the promise of religious freedom to encourage immigration.” This encouragement for the ethnic diversity of Russia by Catherine was common during her…

François-Marie Arouet, who eventually became the famed writer known as Voltaire, was born into a middle-class, Parisian family on November 21, 1694. He was born into a France plagued by extreme poverty and under the rule of the religious King Louis XIV and the “austere and oppressive religiosity” of his court, an involvement which likely encouraged Voltaire’s subsequent critiques of organized government. From the age of nine until his seventeenth year, François-Marie received his formal…

Based on the quote Louis persecuted the Huguenots (Protestants) until they eventually left the country and took their “talents” with them adding religious toleration to the list of reasons that sparked the French Revolution. These are the steps used by Louis XIV to solidify his power and the negative consequences it had on his citizens and country. Joseph Stalin controlled the information passed around…

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…

Short-Answer Questions: 1. The strength of the British empire in North America was due in large part to the religious toleration and freedom established there. This liberation from persecution in many colonies was the deciding factor for many immigrants as they wanted to escape from the Anglican church in England. Also, mercantilism in the British American colonies helped to create economic diversity and success by creating a higher demand for colonial products. In addition, with the labor of…