HIST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Puritans, Mania, Compulsory Education
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1684 king charles ii annulled the massachusetts bay company"s old charter: seven years later, a new document released wrested from the colony"s puritans the right to elect their own governor, and retained the king"s appointment authority. Island, and new hampshire, where property was the measure of suffrage, not religious belief. Growth of religious toleration: while neither the virginia anglicans nor the massachusetts puritans believed in toleration for other religions, the idea was primarily applied in rhode island. In the beginning, freedom in matters of conscience was founded there, under the leadership of roger williams: through granting citizenship in 1649 to those who professed to believe in jesus. Christ, maryland opened its doors to all christians; and pennsylvania, true to the. Friends " teachings, granted freedom of conscience to those "who affirm and accept the one holy and eternal god as the maker, upholder, and ruler of the earth : dutch protestants, huguenots, quakers, baptists, presbyterians, new lights,
