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APUSH Review: Religion In The Colonies Essay Topic

Past Essay Topic (2002) • Compare the ways in which religion shaped the development of colonial society (to 1740) in TWO of the following regions: ▫ New England ▫ Chesapeake ▫ Middle Atlantic • http: //www. collegeboard. com/prod_downloads/ap/students/ushistory/ushist_frq_02. pdf

Thesis Statement • Clearly state your position in 1 -2 sentences in your intro • Your thesis should state that religion affected the regions differently • Example:

New England • Plymouth founded by Separatists • John Winthrop’s “City on a Hill” ▫ Great Migration • Taxes used to support the Church • Meetinghouse used for both church and town meetings ▫ (Male) Church members had political power • Importance of education: ▫ To read the bible, schools focused on religion ▫ Harvard College • Religious Dissidents were outcast: ▫ Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson ▫ Rhode Island • “Puritan Work Ethic”

Chesapeake • VA: ▫ Not as affected by religion, founded to make $ ▫ Farms and plantations led to people spread out -> less of influence of religion • MD: ▫ Lords Baltimore, Catholic proprietor • Maryland Toleration Act 1649 ▫ Christians only ▫ Tensions between Protestants and Catholics persisted

Middle Atlantic • William Penn and Holy Experiment ▫ Religious toleration ▫ Many different religious groups

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