How did religion affect the founding of the colonies?

Unit 4, Lesson 3Mr. Casey

AGENDA

• Vocabulary

• Lesson 3- How did religion affect the founding of the colonies?

intolerant

• (adjective) to be not accepting of ideas or behaviors different from one’s own

CHURCH OF ENGLAND & PURITANS

faith

• (noun) strong belief in the doctrines of a religion

economic

• (adjective) concerning the economy of a country or household (money, trade, etc.)

Christian religions in the colonies

ANGLICANSCATHOLICSPURITANSPILGRIMSQUAKERS

Religions & Religious Groups

Religions in the colonies

ChristianityJudaism

Islam

Religions & religious Groups

PEOPLE OFTEN SETTLED IN A PLACE SO THEY

COULD PRACTICE THEIR RELIGION WITH PEOPLE

OF THE SAME FAITH

Religions & religious Groups

BUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE RELOCATED

FOR ECONOMIC REASONS

QUAKERS

THE QUAKERS (SOCIETY OF FRIENDS)

-WERE FRIENDLY TO ALL RELIGIONS

-THEY BELIEVED IN A SIMPLE LIFE STYLE

QUAKERS

QUAKERS

THE QUAKERS BELIEVED IN A FREE SOCIETY WHERE PEOPLE COULD

WORSHIP FREELY. THEY DIDN’T BELIEVE IN THE AUTHORITY OF ANYONE BUT

GOD!

QUAKERS

The Quakers1. NO WAR

2. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM3. NO CLASS SYSTEM (ALL

MEN EQUAL)4. ANTISLAVERY

QUAKERS

William Penn

THEY CALLED THE LAND PENNSYLVANIA:

PENN FOR MY LAST NAME AND “SYLVANIA”

MEANING OF THE TREES!

QUAKERS

I DEVELOPED A GRID SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE COPIED FOR THEIR CITIES. PHILADELPHIA BECAME THE RICHEST CITIES IN THE COLONIES BECAUSE IT ATTRACTED SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE!

QUAKERS

QUAKERS

The Middle Colonies

Religious TolerancePENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE

DIDN’T HAVE AN OFFICIAL RELIGION SO PEOPLE FROM

MANY DIFFERENT RELIGIONS SETTLED IN THESE COLONIES!