Pennsylvania was founded as a safe colony for Quakers.
The Middle Colonies
the Middle Colonies
No. They were mostly Protestant, with a few Catholics. They faced conflicts with Native Americans over lannd for farming tobacco, also.
Religious tolerance or Religious toleration.
In "Gulliver's Travels," Swift satirizes the religious conflict between English Catholics and Protestants by highlighting their absurdities and extremism. Swift uses this dispute to comment on the destructive nature of religious fanaticism and argues for moderation and tolerance in religious beliefs.
Maryland was the first colony to promote religious tolerance.
Lord Baltimore established Maryland in 1632 for Roman Catholics fleeing persecution in England. To attract other settlers besides Catholics, Lord Baltimore promised religious freedom.
Religious tolerance
religious tolerance
Maryland was the first colony to promote religious tolerance.
To ensure Marlyands's continued growth,Lord Baltimore welcomed Protestants as well as Catholics to the colony.Later on, Lord Baltimore came to fear that Protestants might try to deprive Catholics of their right to worship freely. In 1649, he asked the assembly to pass an Act Of Toleration. The act provided religious freedom for all Chistians. As in Many Colonies,this freedom did not extend to Jews.
The three colonies settled for religious reasons are Massachusetts (Pilgrims and Puritans seeking religious freedom), Pennsylvania (Quakers seeking religious tolerance), and Maryland (Catholics seeking refuge from persecution).
Traditionally, the phrase "religious tolerance" would not be considered a single part of speech. Instead, "religious" would be considered an adjective modifying the noun "tolerance".