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Influence of Religion and Virtue on Colonial Self-Government

Explore the impact of religion and virtue on early American governance. Discover how beliefs shaped societal structure and governance systems during colonization.

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Influence of Religion and Virtue on Colonial Self-Government

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  1. AMERICAN RELIGION & GOVERNMENT DURING COLONIZATION Preview – Write a response to all 4 questions on your next left page in your spiral: • What do YOU think makes people good at heart? • What makes people generally do the right thing for others? • Is there any one thing that can change a “bad” person to a “good” person? • What is your motivation for doing what’s right? • Is virtue important in a society? Is religion?

  2. Our objectives… • Get Organized • Tape the KWL chart on your next right page. Process • Describe how religion and virtue contributed to the development of self government in the 13 colonies using a KWL chart.

  3. Sweet Virginia • Home of the House of Burgesses, the first representative assembly in America. Voted to support Anglican Church. • Economic not religious colony • Anglican Church (Church of England) was colonial church. Colonists paid taxes that went to church.

  4. Migration to Massachusetts • Pilgrims first at Plymouth. • Mayflower Compact gave every man an equal vote. • Puritan migration took over Plymouth, established Massachusetts Bay which becomes Boston. • Based society on Bible – “city upon a hill” • Puritan “Work Ethic” – if you work hard, you will be rewarded and be successful…whether you’re a servant, a fisherman, anything…your success is dependent upon your work habits…idea still around today.

  5. Puritans Settled in New England Massachusetts First: Bible Centered Church Centered Town Meetings Intolerant of Other Faiths Many moved to Connecticut (Hooker) and Rhode Island (Williams) to escape persecution; more accepting of others’ differences

  6. Catholics Established Colony in Maryland • Act of Toleration • Accepted Catholics and Protestants alike • Protestants actually outnumbered Catholics • Freedom of Religion

  7. Believed that every individual had an “inner light” that could guide him or her to salvation All were equal in God’s eyes; respected American Indians rights to land Church is unnecessary Fighting is wrong;refused to participate in military Anti slavery Society of Friends William Penn Quakers

  8. Settled in Pennsylvania and other Middle Colonies • William Penn’s Great Experiment • City of Brotherly Love…Philadelphia • Spread to New York, New Jersey, and Delaware

  9. Other events… • Great Awakening – religious revival spread across the colonies. • Religious beliefs allowed people to see each other equally…if people are equal before God, then … • For some, equality meant equality; for others equality meant some equality… • Racial inequity, sexual inequity

  10. Exit Ticket

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