SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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there was religious tolerance
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the colony rejected all religious teachings and practices
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the colony was founded and run on Puritan Principles
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all the colonists followed the same religion
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Detailed explanation-1: -William Penn and other Quakers within the Middle Colonies believed that everyone had to seek God in his or her own way. Penn viewed his new colony as a “Holy Experiment” offering religious tolerance and stronger governments.
Detailed explanation-2: -Religious Tolerance Other English thinkers in the 1600s shared these ideas. But Penn had the opportunity to act on his beliefs. In Pennsylvania, religious tolerance was the law. Penn welcomed settlers from all faiths to Pennsylvania.
Detailed explanation-3: -History of Holy Experiment Day ’Holy Experiment’ was the term William Penn chose to describe the ideal government he established within the territory of modern-day Pennsylvania state, granted to him as repayment of the debt owed to his dad by the British monarchy.
Detailed explanation-4: -How did William Penn’s principals regarding his Holy experiment colony affect those who chose to settle in Pennsylvania? Penn’s approach made the colony diverse by attracting many types of people and religions. The Quakers immigrated from England to the American Colonies in the late 1600s.
Detailed explanation-5: -The colony of Pennsylvania was known for its religious tolerance, at least toward Christian groups.