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    To what extent and why did religious toleration increase in the American colonies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? Answer with reference to three individuals‚ events‚ or movements in American religion during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. People went to America to search for religious freedom and to escape religious persecution. They came from all of the world and so with it came religious diversity. As a result‚ religious freedom began to replace religious persecution

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    different directions. People began to adapt to their regions and looked for ways to survive and benefit from the geography they lived in. The Chesapeake region of the colonies included Virginia‚ Maryland‚ the New Jerseys (both East and West) and Pennsylvania. New England was north of the Chesapeake‚ and included Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ Plymouth‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut‚ and New Haven (which soon became part of Connecticut). In New England‚ the population was English and white‚ with the Church established

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    England had used their militia from the colonies to aid them in the French and Indian war. England promised that after the war they would be given land west of the Appalachian Mountains. Then‚ there was tension between England and the Natives Americans‚ and that prevented England to give colonists their promised lands. The act that prevented colonists to move westward was called the Proclamation of 1763. Before the drama of 1763‚ England and the Colonies were connected. They helped each other

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    sickness‚ hunger and the threat of death on the long voyage to America‚ in the hopes of creating a better life. They formed settlements‚ some of which gradually grew into towns and cities. Over time‚ the southern colonies developed into a distinctly separate region from the northern colonies. There were countless factors involved‚ including climate‚ relations with Indians‚ economics‚ politics‚ and slavery but in the end there was one core reason for the distinction; mindset. According to Wikipedia the

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    • Generally‚ how did their colonies fare between 1600 and 1750? England Where? • Virginia • Massachusetts Bay • Connecticut • Pennsylvania • New York • Maine • Delaware • New Hampshire • Maryland • Rhode Island • New Jersey • North & South Carolina • Georgia For what purpose? • Separation from the Church of England • Religious freedom • Opportunities to trade American natural resources to other countries • Wealth • Colonization • A new land of new economic opportunities Who? • Explorers

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    Chesapeake and New England colonies Comparison During the early 16th century and into the early 17th century‚ European colonies rapidly colonized the newly found Americas. England in particular sent large groups to the east coast of North America to two separate regions‚ which would later become known as the Chesapeake and New England areas. The Chesapeake region included Maryland‚ Virginia‚ Pennsylvania‚ and the New Jerseys. The New England region of the colonies included Rhode Island‚ Plymouth

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    Background and Emergence of Democracy in the British North American Colonies Beginning in the early 1600’s‚ North America experienced a flood of emigrants from England who were searching for religious freedom‚ an escape from political oppression‚ and economic opportunity. Their emigration from England was not forced upon them by the government‚ but offered by private groups whose chief motive was profit. The emergence of Democracy in colonial America can be attributed to the coming about

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    8/5/13 APUSH Settling the Northern Colonies Vocabulary 1. John Calvin 1. Protestant leader 2. Created dominant religion of American settlers 3. Wrote theories in Institutes of the Christian Religion 2. Anne Hutchinson: 1. Lived in Massachusetts Bay Colony 2. Promoted antinomianism 3. Banished and forced to walk and settle on Rhode Island 3. Roger Williams: 1. Wanted to break from the Church of England 2. Though Massachusetts Bay Colony was unfair to the Indians; banished 3

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    Plymouth colony and the Pilgrims both endured a rough beginning. After the Pilgrims fled England for religious reasons‚ they engaged in a seemingly never ending struggle to acquire a charter from the London Co.‚ the main travel institute‚ until a man named Thomas Weston helped them get started. They received two ships‚ and landed in New England‚ America in 1620‚ where they began their own colony; one where they could follow their beliefs in peace. After some hostility with the local Indian tribe

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    It all depends on the region you look at. New England Colonies: Mass Bay viewed the indians as inferior and believed that because of this they were obligated to take the land. Several indian tribes over the 17th century attacked mass bay with the most infamous being King Phillips war (look it up in textbook index if you need more detail). In the Plymouth colony the pilgrims and the natives started off great (first thanksgiving remember?) an english speaking native named squanto was a big reason

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