How did religion affect the founding of the

colonies?Unit 4, Lesson 3

Mr. 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 PEOPLE OFTEN SETTLED IN A PLACE SO THEY IN A PLACE SO THEY

COULD PRACTICE THEIR COULD PRACTICE THEIR RELIGION WITH PEOPLE RELIGION WITH PEOPLE OF THE SAME FAITH OF THE SAME FAITH

BUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE BUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE RELOCATED FOR RELOCATED FOR

ECONOMIC REASONSECONOMIC REASONS

QUAKERS

THE QUAKERS (SOCIETY OF FRIENDS)

WERE FRIENDLY TO ALL RELIGIONS. THEY BELIEVED IN A SIMPLE LIFE STYLE

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

THEY CALLED THE THEY CALLED THE LAND PENNSYLVANIA: LAND PENNSYLVANIA:

PENN FOR MY LAST PENN FOR MY LAST NAME AND NAME AND ““SYLVANIASYLVANIA””

MEANING OF THE MEANING OF THE TREES!TREES!

William Penn

QUAKERS

I DEVELOPED A GRID SYSTEM I DEVELOPED A GRID SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA FOR THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE

COPIED FOR THEIR CITIES. COPIED FOR THEIR CITIES. PHILADELPHIA BECAME THE PHILADELPHIA BECAME THE

RICHEST CITIES IN THE COLONIES RICHEST CITIES IN THE COLONIES BECAUSE IT ATTRACTED SO BECAUSE IT ATTRACTED SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE!MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE!

The Middle Colonies

Religious TolerancePENNSYLVANIA AND

DELAWARE DIDN’T HAVE AN OFFICIAL RELIGION SO PEOPLE FROM MANY

DIFFERENT RELIGIONS SETTLED IN THESE

COLONIES!