SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NORTH AMERICAN SETTLEMENTS
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Detailed explanation-1: -Beginning in 1630 as many as 20, 000 Puritans emigrated to America from England to gain the liberty to worship God as they chose. Most settled in New England, but some went as far as the West Indies.
Detailed explanation-2: -Religion in Colonial America was dominated by Christianity although Judaism was practiced in small communities after 1654. Christian denominations included Anglicans, Baptists, Catholics, Congregationalists, German Pietists, Lutherans, Methodists, and Quakers among others.
Detailed explanation-3: -It has long been understood that the prime motive for the founding of the New England colonies was religious freedom.
Detailed explanation-4: -Many of the early colonies were founded because people were seeking religious freedom-Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Maryland all had those roots.