U.S History

1. How did religion affect the
founding of the colonies?
Unit 4, Lesson 3
Mr. Casey

2. AGENDA
vocabulary
Lesson 3- How did religion
affect the founding of the
colonies?

3. intolerant
(adjective) to be not accepting of
ideas or behaviors different from
one’s own
CHURCH OF
ENGLAND &
PURITANS

4. faith
(noun) strong belief in the doctrines
of a religion

5. economic
(adjective) concerning
the economy of a
country or household
(money, trade, etc.)

6. Christian religions in
the colonies
ANGLICANS
CATHOLICS
PURITANS
PILGRIMS
QUAKERS
Religions & religious Groups
Religions in the
colonies
Christianity
Judaism
Islam

7. Religions & religious Groups
PEOPLE OFTENPEOPLE OFTEN
SETTLED IN ASETTLED IN A
PLACE SO THEYPLACE SO THEY
COULD PRACTICECOULD PRACTICE
THEIR RELIGIONTHEIR RELIGION
WITH PEOPLE OFWITH PEOPLE OF
THE SAME FAITHTHE SAME FAITH
BUT SOMETIMESBUT SOMETIMES
PEOPLE RELOCATEDPEOPLE RELOCATED
FOR ECONOMICFOR ECONOMIC
REASONSREASONS

8. QUAKERS
THE QUAKERS (SOCIETY OF FRIENDS)
WERE FRIENDLY TO ALL RELIGIONS. THEY
BELIEVED IN A SIMPLE LIFE STYLE

9. QUAKERS
THE QUAKERS BELIEVED IN A FREE
SOCIETY WHERE PEOPLE COULD
WORSHIP FREELY. THEY DIDN’T
BELIEVE IN THE AUTHORITY OF
ANYONE BUT GOD!

10. QUAKERS
The Quakers
1. NO WAR
2. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
3. NO CLASS SYSTEM (ALL
MEN EQUAL)
4. ANTISLAVERY

11. QUAKERS
THEY CALLED THETHEY CALLED THE
LANDLAND
PENNSYLVANIA:PENNSYLVANIA:
PENN FOR MYPENN FOR MY
LAST NAME ANDLAST NAME AND
““SYLVANIASYLVANIA””
MEANING OF THEMEANING OF THE
TREES!TREES!
William Penn

12. QUAKERS
I DEVELOPED A GRIDI DEVELOPED A GRID
SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OFSYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF
PHILADELPHIA THAT APHILADELPHIA THAT A
LOT OF OTHER PEOPLELOT OF OTHER PEOPLE
COPIED FOR THEIRCOPIED FOR THEIR
CITIES. PHILADELPHIACITIES. PHILADELPHIA
BECAME THE RICHESTBECAME THE RICHEST
CITIES IN THE COLONIESCITIES IN THE COLONIES
BECAUSE IT ATTRACTEDBECAUSE IT ATTRACTED
SO MANY DIFFERENTSO MANY DIFFERENT
PEOPLE!PEOPLE!

13. The Middle Colonies
Religious Tolerance
PENNSYLVANIA AND
DELAWARE DIDN’T HAVE AN
OFFICIAL RELIGION SO PEOPLE
FROM MANY DIFFERENT
RELIGIONS SETTLED IN THESE
COLONIES!