SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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I favor the establishment of a state religion.
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I approve the persecution of certain religious people.
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I support religious freedom and religious toleration in the colonies.
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I maintain the colonies should be governed by church officials.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement best expresses the religious views of Roger Williams? “I favor the establishment of a state religion."
Detailed explanation-2: -Williams came to doubt Puritanism and became a Baptist in 1639, going on to establish the first Baptist church in America. Within a few years, however, Williams refused to follow any specific religion, although he still accepted the basic tenets of Christianity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Baptists and Quakers who had fled the persecutions of New England Puritans to settle in Rhode Island were joined in 1658 by a Jewish community at Newport, seeking religious freedom. In 1686 a community of Huguenots (French Protestants) was established in the colony.
Detailed explanation-4: -Roger Williams, (born 1603?, London, England-died January 27/March 15, 1683, Providence, Rhode Island [U.S.]), English colonist in New England, founder of the colony of Rhode Island and pioneer of religious liberty.
Detailed explanation-5: -The middle colonies saw a mixture of religions, including Quakers (who founded Pennsylvania), Catholics, Lutherans, a few Jews, and others. The southern colonists were a mixture as well, including Baptists and Anglicans.