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Religion: What were
the broad religious patterns? |
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Issue |
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI) |
Middle Colonies (DE, NY, NJ, PA) |
South (GA, MD, NC, SC, VA) |
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What were the broad religious patterns? |
Predominantly Calvinist. In general, the section was religious and had
religious organizations readily available. In the 1730s-1750s, |
Varied religions including Quaker, Anglican,
Catholic, Dutch Reform, with additional groups coming in during the post-1700
period with European immigrants. In general, the section was religious and had
religious organizations readily available. |
Officially Anglican and sometimes not having a church because of cost issues. Only 72 churches had ministers. Think about this time period: Without a church,
there was no one to marry couples and register children born. |
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What changes occurred? |
In the 1730s-1750s, the Great Awakening, an intense
revival movement, spread from New England to the Middle Colonies. It led to
the formation of new educational institutions to teach their ministers. Click
here
for examples. |
Note: Influences such as Methodism did not occur
until post-1730s, with the Methodists using circuit riders to
take church services (marriage, baptism, etc.) to the people even though
there was no church. 1750s, VA, NC – Baptist |
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New England ·
CT – Connecticut ·
ME – Maine ·
MA – Massachusetts ·
NH – New Hampshire
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Middle Colonies ·
DE – Delaware ·
NY – New York ·
NJ – New Jersey ·
PA – Pennsylvania |
South ·
GA – Georgia ·
MD – Maryland ·
NC – North Carolina ·
SC – South Carolina
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