colonies were by far the most diverse and accepting region. William Penn came to the mid region to settle in a new plot of land called “Pennsylvania”‚ a place where Quakers and other non-Puritans could live freely and practice their religions without being executed or prosecuted. This lead to diversified ethnicities and religions i.e. Quakers‚ Mennonites‚ Calvinists and Presbyterians. Due to this the Middle colonies became the go-to places if people were unhappy with their current situation in the New
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comments on his joy over the "prospect of the speedy emancipation of the slaves of the United States". He also declares "I set a higher value on my name as appended to the Antislavery Declaration of 1833 than on the title-page of any book". Whittier‚ a Quaker‚ farmer‚ and poet had long been involved with the abolitionist movement and many times had expressed his opinions on the subject of slavery. In his poem‚ The Farewell Of a Virginia Slave Mother to Her Daughters Sold into Southern Bondage‚ Whittier
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delusional thoughts about his community. In the puritan society the citizens were known as the chosen ones‚ they were a blessing from God! angels. As Christian’s they followed the strict rules as puritans. “We are a people of prayer‚ and good works‚ to boot‚ and abide no such wickedness” (Hawthorne 1291). In their society they could not accept themselves as evil people only as good and honest
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success of sugar. Puritans from Massachusetts and Catholics from Maryland came to share in the wealth of the Carolinas. Unlike any colony so far‚ the Carolinas was the only one that accepted all religious faiths‚ not just Christian faiths. Pennsylvania‚ as said before‚ started out exclusively as a religious refuge. However‚ to ensure the economic survival of the colony‚ all faiths were accepted in Pennsylvania. The Quakers were open minded pacifists and almost immediately Quakers came from all over
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1630 Puritans led Great Migration to New England. A City Upon A Hill‚ 1625-1642 Charles I (ruled 1625-1649) Anglican authorities undertook a systematic campaign to eliminate Puritan influence within the Church of England. Bishops insisted on services based on Book of Common Prayer‚ which prescribed rituals similar to Catholic practices. Result: Puritan ministers were dismissed who refused new practices‚ and church courts fined or excommunicated Puritan laypersons. Result: Several Puritan merchants
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explores further on the journey‚ which later is known to be a dream‚ he picks up on the corruption of society and in himself. “I have been as well acquainted with your family as with ever a one among the puritans; and that’s no trifle to say. I helped your grandfather‚ the constable‚ when he lashed the Quaker woman so smartly through the streets of Salem; and it was that I brought your father a pitch-pine knot‚ kindled at my own hearth‚ to set fire to an Indian village‚ in King Philip’s war. They were my
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public officials 4) fair taxation called fundamental orders of Connecticut 1st written Constitution in America Rhode Island- young Puritan minister Roger Williams believed separation of church and state- 1636- founded providence Anne Hutchinson also came in Salem found unfit for society and banished believed own relationship with God overrule the authority of Puritan law Rhode Island adopted the principle of separation of church and state guarantee all its people religious freedom- became a fundamental
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The New England Colonies had various type of religions. Massachusetts had a strong population of Puritans. Rhode Island provided many types of religion for the people settling there. Many people in Connecticut were mainly Puritan. The Middle colonies New York and Pennsylvania provided various religions. Some of the religion found in Middle colonies were Quakers‚ Catholics‚ Lutherans‚ and Jews and a few others. The southern colonies‚ Maryland and Georgia had no majority religion‚ so they had various
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of view‚ which he himself could not explain. As Goodman Brown goes deeper into the forest is said how he felt as though an Indian or even the devil himself was lurking behind each tree. This type of reasoning was due to the kind of knowledge the puritan community imposed on Goodman Brown which led him into believing evil had a physical form‚ and it was this evil that was lurking in the
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religion. For instance‚ all people could worship freely‚ as they choose. Pennsylvanian would be open to people of all religions persuasion‚ not only Quakers. Also‚ in this colony people will not made to do anything forcefully against their religious belief. For Example‚ in 1681 Penn ship carry 50 men and 50 women with different religions group like Quakers‚ Anglican‚ protestant‚ Jews and others in which people can choose their own religion and worship freely. So Pennsylvania was a heaven of religion
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