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Order Of Colonization Of The Colonies

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Order of colonization of the colonies: Jamestown, by the Virginia Co. of London, Plymouth by the separatist Puritans, Massachusetts Bay by John Winthrop’s permanent settlement of Puritans, then Hartford, Rhode Island, Carolina, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, which was settled by William Penn and the Quakers
Rhode Island: was settled by Roger Williams when he was excommunicated by the puritans for his belief that the individual conscience was more complex and beyond the grasp of any church official, the colony respected the natives and and allowed religious freedom, was joined by Anne Hutchinson who believed that salvation required more than good deeds
Pennsylvania: the Quakers were seen as radicals because of their pacifist and equality …show more content…

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Religion in the colonies: the English colonies were mainly loosely-practicing Anglicans; due to a lack of religious figures for the church, they did not have the fervor of the Protestant colonies and mainly saw the Anglican Church as a symbol of the king
William Bradford: the popular governor of the Plymouth colony in 1621; paid off colony debt and was the successor to the Plymouth Company; created religious and hardworking community within the Pilgrims
Puritan Migration: many Puritans came to the New World because of the religious persecution they faced in England and because they wanted to reform the Church of England; non-separatist Puritans created the Massachusetts Bay colony as a model city for the leaders of the Church
Church of England: the protestant Church that is independent of the Catholic Church; separated because Henry VIII was not granted a divorce from his wife; the Church is what caused much Puritan migration to the New World because of the desire to reform it
The Great Awakening: was a movement to inspire individual thought in religion; Jonathan Edwards congregational minister was a prominent figure, as well as George Whitefield, who taught that everyone would go to hell unless they proclaimed their love for Jesus; caused confessions and “saving” to become popular; ministers lost some authority because people were reading the bible in their own home
Half-way covenant: the Half-Way covenant made the Puritan church more accessible to those who had

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