Religion played a major role in the founding and settlement of the American colonies. Different religious groups, like the Puritans, Pilgrims, Quakers, Anglicans, and Catholics established colonies where they could freely practice their own faith without persecution. Some, like the Quakers, believed in complete religious freedom and tolerance for all faiths, which helped their colony of Pennsylvania become religiously diverse and economically prosperous. Overall, religion was one of the primary factors influencing where early colonists chose to settle in North America.

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 OFTEN SETTLED
IN A PLACE SO THEY
COULD PRACTICE THEIR
RELIGION WITH PEOPLE
OF THE SAME FAITH

8. Religions & religious Groups
BUT SOMETIMES
PEOPLE RELOCATED
FOR ECONOMIC
REASONS

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

10. QUAKERS

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

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

13. QUAKERS
William Penn
THEY CALLED THE
LAND PENNSYLVANIA:
PENN FOR MY LAST
NAME AND “SYLVANIA”
MEANING OF THE
TREES!

14. QUAKERS
I DEVELOPED A GRID SYSTEM FOR
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA THAT A
LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE COPIED FOR
THEIR CITIES. PHILADELPHIA
BECAME THE RICHEST CITIES IN THE
COLONIES BECAUSE IT ATTRACTED
SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE!

15. QUAKERS

16. QUAKERS

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