How Did Religion Influence Colonial America Today

America today has changed tremendously throughout the years not only politically but also religiously. From the first colonists who came to America for religious independence to todays melting pot of different religious and cultural backgrounds. They had to get their differences somewhere, and what better place than America. It all started in colonial America, with the first settlers. Among these colonists there are a few major names and topics that help to shape colonial America into what it is now. These individuals impacted America’s religious development greatly, with their new ideas and foreign advancements in religious prosperity. We’ll start with the Puritans, who paved the way for religion in America considering they were some of the first British settlers in America. They moved here because they wanted to develop the church their way, and what better way to do that than to move to a new country. Their population was made up of English reformed protestants who wanted a different way of religion, this

He was a major advocate of separation of church and sate. With his many ideas some were bound to be incorporated into colonial teachings. The subsequent new colony was governed by the principles of separation of church and state. Giving new power to the colonists that were previously power poor. This idea was also used in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The final person on our list of important individuals, is Ann Hutchinson. A puritan follower, even going to such lengths as to follow another puritan leader, John Cotton to the Massachusetts Bay colony in 1634. John Cotton was the leader of her church, who was also banished by the Church of Boston to Massachusetts. Before she was banished she would hold gatherings at her home to bring attention to his theology. Which was subsequently the reason they were banished from the colony, on religious