Since the dawn of time, every major civilization has had religion or a certain set of beliefs shape how that collective grows, thrives, lives, or dies. In its infancy years, the New World colonies were certainly not an exception. Religion can either be a center of unity or an area of disagreement between enemies. For the European populace, religion was just that; a disagreement on what to believe that spurred groups to migrate to the new world to avoid persecution and to worship in peace. What the community believed and how they combined those beliefs with the governing body, shaped the lives of every person living in the New World. These experiences heavily shaped and constructed the America that we live in today.
In England, organized religion was in complete disarray. The English Reformation separated England from the Catholic Rome. The problem with this, however, was that many Englishmen wanted to revoke the Reformation and go back to its Catholic ways while others wanted complete separation from Catholicism. These dissenters became known as Puritans. Throughout time, the Puritans got fed up with the religiously wishy-washy leaders of England and planned to separate and go to the New World. And they did just that. Pilgrims sailed to the New World but landed north of their target. They remained in the area, drafted the …show more content…
William Penn organized a purely Quaker colony in Pennsylvania as an experiment of sorts. Quakers believed in equality and kindness to all peers. This new colony was very appealing to Quakers around the world who began to flock to Pennsylvania in droves. The population in Philadelphia even rivaled that of New York. Power eventually shifted in Pennsylvania making for a single house legislature selected by the proprietor. Government in Pennsylvania was slowly drifting from what the all-inclusive Quakers envisioned
In England, organized religion was in complete disarray. The English Reformation separated England from the Catholic Rome. The problem with this, however, was that many Englishmen wanted to revoke the Reformation and go back to its Catholic ways while others wanted complete separation from Catholicism. These dissenters became known as Puritans. Throughout time, the Puritans got fed up with the religiously wishy-washy leaders of England and planned to separate and go to the New World. And they did just that. Pilgrims sailed to the New World but landed north of their target. They remained in the area, drafted the …show more content…
William Penn organized a purely Quaker colony in Pennsylvania as an experiment of sorts. Quakers believed in equality and kindness to all peers. This new colony was very appealing to Quakers around the world who began to flock to Pennsylvania in droves. The population in Philadelphia even rivaled that of New York. Power eventually shifted in Pennsylvania making for a single house legislature selected by the proprietor. Government in Pennsylvania was slowly drifting from what the all-inclusive Quakers envisioned