SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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False
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True
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -To the people of Massachusetts Bay, religious liberty included the ability to establish their own religious communities and exclude those who did not share their beliefs. Rhode Island was founded not on religious uniformity, but on the principle of freedom of conscience for all individuals.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a theocracy, meaning that the government was closely tied with religion. There was no separation of church and state in colony politics. Puritans were expected to live their lives according to biblical scripture. The government was designed based on moral principles within the Bible.
Detailed explanation-3: -Their aim-according to John Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts Bay-was to create a model of reformed Protestantism, a “city upon a hill, ” a new English Israel.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Quakers of Penn’s colony, established a very liberal government for the seventeenth century. Religious freedom was granted to all and there was no tax-supported church.