How was religion connected to the government in the New England colonies?
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The first colonists to New England, the Pilgrims(as most know), landed at modern day Boston. These where religious seperatists from the Church of England and established Plymouth as a 'city on a hill' as there religious utopia.
As a opposite example, Rhode Island was founded by people who disliked the above religious society, and was established with complete religious freedom. The same was established by William Penn and the quakers in Pennslyvania, and the catholics in Maryland.
The New England colonies were deeply influenced by Puritanism, where church leaders held significant political power and shaped laws according to their religious beliefs. Massachusetts exemplified a theocratic society, while Rhode Island emerged as a bastion of religious freedom and tolerance. This mix of strict adherence to religion and eventual advocacy for diversity showcased the complex relationship between religion and government in early colonial life.
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