Although the Purtitans were bigoted back in England, they themselves were bigots for they were intolerant towards those with different views than their own (ie. banishment of Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams)
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Massachusetts was founded for religious freedom. The religions name was puritan that Winthrop studied.
In the Puritan-founded colony of Massachusetts Bay, religious freedom was not encouraged in any typical 21st century sense. For the Puritans, the freedom that they enjoyed to practice their religious faith was restricted to their religious faith. Living, working, and worshipping together as a unified community, these settlers viewed "freedom" strictly in terms of the "true faith" which they alone practiced; thus, religious views were strictly monitored and enforced throughout the newly-founded community.
because the colonists did not have freedom.
Members of the Puritan religion left England in search of religious freedom. They were not a tribe, but a religious sect of Christianity that was being persecuted in England, and they thought that the New World could offer more freedom than England could.
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The reason for founding the colony of Connecticut was for more religious and economic freedom. Thomas Hooker founded this colony in 1636 in Hartford when he and his congregation left Massachusetts after a disagreement with Puritan leaders.
Massachusetts was founded for religious freedom. The religions name was puritan that Winthrop studied.
In the Puritan-founded colony of Massachusetts Bay, religious freedom was not encouraged in any typical 21st century sense. For the Puritans, the freedom that they enjoyed to practice their religious faith was restricted to their religious faith. Living, working, and worshipping together as a unified community, these settlers viewed "freedom" strictly in terms of the "true faith" which they alone practiced; thus, religious views were strictly monitored and enforced throughout the newly-founded community.
because the colonists did not have freedom.
the answer is John winthrop.
John Winthrop led a group of Puritan colonists known as the Massachusetts Bay Company to settle in Massachusetts in 1630, seeking religious freedom from the Church of England.
Massachusetts. The Puritan leaders of Massachusetts were intolerant of those who opposed or did not follow Puritan ways. Non-Puritans, for example, were denied the right to vote. The leaders of Massachusetts dealt with religious dissidents in a number of ways. Some, like Roger Williams or Anne Hutchinson, were banished from the colony. Others, such as Quaker missionaries, were hanged.
In the Puritan-founded colony of Massachusetts Bay, religious freedom was not encouraged in any typical 21st century sense. For the Puritans, the freedom that they enjoyed to practice their religious faith was restricted to their religious faith. Living, working, and worshipping together as a unified community, these settlers viewed "freedom" strictly in terms of the "true faith" which they alone practiced; thus, religious views were strictly monitored and enforced throughout the newly-founded community.
Members of the Puritan religion left England in search of religious freedom. They were not a tribe, but a religious sect of Christianity that was being persecuted in England, and they thought that the New World could offer more freedom than England could.
Puritan leaders had banned Anne Hutchinson from Massachusetts because Hutchinson criticized Puritan ministers. She also held meetings in her home where men and women talked about religion. Puritan leaders did not like this.