Religious Tolerance in Colonial America

 Immigrated to the colonies to escape religious persecution, but they did not tolerate other religious practices in their colonies

• Quakers

• Jews

• ANGLICANS

• Puritans

Maryland was originally established as a colony for them to worship freely, and legislated their religious protection through the passage of the colony’s Acts of Toleration in 1649.

• Puritans

• Jews

• Catholics

• Anglican

This religious group settled primarily in Pennsylvania and were also very tolerant of other faiths. 

• Quakers

• Puritians

• Jews

• Catholics

This New England colony, known for its religious freedom, accepted all religions, including followers of Protestant sects, Catholicism, Judaism, and Quakerism.

• Massachusetts

• New Hampshire

• Rhode Island

• Connecticut

The American tradition of separating church and state was born from this religious diversity in the colonies of (Choose Two)

• Massachusetts

• Rhode Island

• Maryland

• Pennsylvania

Which One Doesn't Belong: Contributions of German Immigrants.

• Contributed to the structure of the  U.S. education system.

• Contributed to the unique speech patterns and folk songs characteristic of the United States’ Appalachian region.

•  Contributed to the development of the the American weekend.

• Introduced physical and vocational education into the public schools and were responsible for including gymnasiums in school buildings. 

Some of the first Europeans to settle in America. New York’s Brooklyn still has strong ancestral roots tied to this immigrant group.

• Scottish-Irish

• German

• Dutch

• Africans

 Unique speech patterns and folk songs characteristic of the United States’ Appalachian region can be traced to these colonial immigrants who settled there decades before the Revolutionary War.

• Dutch

• Scottish-Irish

• German

• Africans

Which colonial region was most known for its ethnic and religious diversity, with settlers from England, the Netherlands, Germany, and Sweden?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Spanish Florida

This ethic group was able to preserve elements of their native culture through storytelling, spirituals, music, food ways, and architecture.

• German

• Dutch

• African

• Scottish-Irish