Religious_Tolerance_Vs._No_Tolerance_In_The_Thriteen_Colonie

Religious Tolerance Vs. No Tolerance In The Thriteen Colonies Religious Tolerance vs. No Tolerance “Belief in religious freedom was central to the development of some colonies, while in other colonies such freedom was denied” is the basic quote that was followed within the early colonies of America. Many colonies believed in religious freedom while others believe in quiet the opposite theory. William Penn founded Pennsylvania he based the basis of the theory of Pennsylvania on the beliefs on Quaker beliefs. The Quakers believed in equality of all men and women , nonviolence and also resistance to military service. This is what William Penn based the philosophy of Pennsylvania on. He wanted the new colony to provide religious refuge for Quakers and other persecuted people. Pennsylvania made up a Charter of Liberties which guaranteed freedom worship for all religions. This state was one of the most liberal states in the colonies. Roger Williams founded the next religious tolerant state- Rhode Island. He believed that individual’s conscience was beyond the control of any civil or church authority. With this theory it led him to conflict with the other Puritan leaders , which of course resulted in banishment. religious, colonies, pennsylvania, freedom, tolerance, rhode, island, catholics, while, theory, states, religion, quakers, protestants, maryland, led, believed, tolerant, state, rights, religions, people, penn, mainly, founded, come, charter, certain, beliefs, based, against, act, worship, women, without, within