Well, Rodger Williams founded Rhode Island in 1641, and then it was indeed intended to be or have religious freedom.Well, Rodger Williams founded Rhode Island in 1641, and then it was indeed intended to be or have religious freedom.
They practiced slavery and different religions. The most comon religion was the Protestant religion.
Christianity
The Puritans and Presbyterians were in East Jersey and the Quakers were in West Jersey.
Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and native religions
They had religious freedom where all religions were welcome.
I haven't heard anything about the Spanish religion in Colonial New Jersey, but it does make sense since the country of Spain came upon the east coast first as far as we know. I have also heard about New Jersey being a safe haven for other religions such as Catholics and Jews because New Jersey had religious freedom. Two other groups are the Puritans and the Quakers.
According to historians, the culture of colonial New Jersey was very liberal as far as religious freedom. There were different groups of settlers which were the Quakers, Puritans, Dutch, Presbyterians and the Baptists who worshipped and practiced their religion without English persecution.
new jersey was not around in the colonial days.
Colonial New Jersey was a royal colonie!
in new jersey
Colonial New Jersey had a lot of farms and crops; tobacco crops.
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