SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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separation of church and state
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religious intolerance
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voting rights
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. The idea that was common in Plymouth Colony but not in the Massachusetts Bay Colony was the separation of church and state.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which idea was common in Plymouth Colony but not in Massachusetts Bay Colony? Separation of church and state.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The Pilgrims founded Plymouth Colony, while the Puritans founded Massachusetts Bay Colony. Plymouth Colony was much smaller than Massachusetts Bay Colony; Plymouth started out with only about one-hundred colonists, while Massachusetts Bay began with one-thousand colonists.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Puritans in Massachusetts Bay believed in a separation of church and state, but not a separa-tion of the state from God. The Congregational Church had no for-mal authority in the government. Ministers were not permitted to hold any government office.
Detailed explanation-5: -Though more than half of the original settlers died during that grueling first winter, the survivors were able to secure peace treaties with neighboring Native American tribes and build a largely self-sufficient economy within five years. Plymouth was the first colonial settlement in New England.