Religious Tolerance in the British North American Colonies Prior to 1700

Some of the American colonies were established by various religious
sects from England that either disagreed with the Church of England or fled
to the Americas facing persecution by the Anglican Church. Overtime, religious groups in the colonies obtained a charter from the King of England and became formally recognized as colonies. The colonies were
shaped according to the beliefs of the religious group (if the colony was
established by a religious sect). Religious freedom in the Northern
colonies, except Rhode Island, allowed no religious freedom while the southern and the middle colonies were a bit more yielding to different ideas.
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