THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
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Anglican
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Congregational
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Lutheran
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Presbyterian
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Detailed explanation-1: -The New England colonists-with the exception of Rhode Island-were predominantly Puritans, who, by and large, led strict religious lives.
Detailed explanation-2: -Among Christians, Anglicans are the most common denomination, followed by Catholics, Presbyterians, Methodists and Baptists.
Detailed explanation-3: -Christianity Has Always Been Part of Religion in New England You’ve probably heard about the Puritans and how they came here in the early 17th century. Upset with the Church of England for being too Catholic, they headed to the colonies to start their own church.
Detailed explanation-4: -The New England colonies were dominated by the Puritans, reformers seeking to “purify” Christianity, who came over from England to practice religion without persecution. Puritans followed strict rules and were intolerant of other religions, eventually absorbing the separatist Pilgrims in Massachusetts by 1629.