The Colonies by 1763-a New Society?
The Colonies by 1763-A New Society?
Between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763, the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the extension of British ideals far beyond the practice in England itself. The thirteen colonies throughout time all established themselves and soon developed their own identities. Colonies in different areas were known for different things and no one colony was like the other. These people began to see them selves as Carolinians or Georgians, Quakers or new Englanders. Most of these colonist's no longer saw themselves as being citizens of the mother country, but rather as citizens of their colonies. This is when the colonies began to receive their own identities and eventually start to become more and more Americanized. Changes in Religion, economics, Politics, and social structures illustrate this Americanization of the transplanted Europeans.
By 1763, although some colonies still maintained established churches, other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of Church and State. In England religious toleration was out of the question and the Church of England was the only acceptable way of worshiping. All of the colonies in the Americas had differing amounts of religious toleration ranging from each end of the spectrum. In different areas the toleration varied. The majority of the people in the Southern colonies ( VA, MD, N & S Carolina, and GA) stayed loyal to the Church of England The Anglican Church and the Church of England were both tax supported so they were more widely spread throughout the south. The faith of the Protestants in the south was lest aggressive and more "worldly". The church however was weak because of the lack of a residential Bishop which was a lack of Authority. The one exception in the south was Maryland, In Maryland an "Act of Toleration" was passed in 1649 and provided toleration to all members of the
Between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763, the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the extension of British ideals far beyond the practice in England itself. The thirteen colonies throughout time all established themselves and soon developed their own identities. Colonies in different areas were known for different things and no one colony was like the other. These people began to see them selves as Carolinians or Georgians, Quakers or new Englanders. Most of these colonist's no longer saw themselves as being citizens of the mother country, but rather as citizens of their colonies. This is when the colonies began to receive their own identities and eventually start to become more and more Americanized. Changes in Religion, economics, Politics, and social structures illustrate this Americanization of the transplanted Europeans.
By 1763, although some colonies still maintained established churches, other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of Church and State. In England religious toleration was out of the question and the Church of England was the only acceptable way of worshiping. All of the colonies in the Americas had differing amounts of religious toleration ranging from each end of the spectrum. In different areas the toleration varied. The majority of the people in the Southern colonies ( VA, MD, N & S Carolina, and GA) stayed loyal to the Church of England The Anglican Church and the Church of England were both tax supported so they were more widely spread throughout the south. The faith of the Protestants in the south was lest aggressive and more "worldly". The church however was weak because of the lack of a residential Bishop which was a lack of Authority. The one exception in the south was Maryland, In Maryland an "Act of Toleration" was passed in 1649 and provided toleration to all members of the