Puritans from the Church of England.
Puritans.
Christianity.
The main religion of colonial Massachusetts in the 1700s were Puritan Separatists. They came to the colony in pursuit of religious freedom.
The predominant religion in the New York colony was Protestant Christianity.
Native American beliefs were the prevailing religion of colonial Massachusetts. There was also a small minority of European settlers that practiced Christianity.
All types of religion were welcomed but they did not accept Roman Catholics due to religious wars fought earlier.
Puritans from within the Church of England.
Protestant, however, religious tolerance was widely accepted and many religions were practiced.
Around 1718, a great many Scots Irish Presbyterians immigrated to Maine from Northern Ireland. There were Puritans or Congregationalists from Massachusetts as well. After the American Revolution, there were fewer Presbyterian churches than in the early 1700s.
Roman Catholic. Lord Baltimore received a charter for Catholics seeking refuge from Britain.
Many residents of colonial Massachusetts were Puritans. They followed a strict code of conduct, and religion played a central role in their lives.
Buddhism is the predominant religion in the Indochina peninsula.
Plymouth, Massachussets: Puritan Massachussets Bay: Separatist