13 Colonies Vocab Flashcard 1

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Freedom to worship or not without fear of government or community consequences.

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religious freedom

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Acceptance of others' religious beliefs and peaceful coexistence.

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religious tolerance

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Systematic mistreatment of individuals due to their religious beliefs or lack thereof.

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religious persecution

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Religious movement in the 16th century initiated by Martin Luther's break from the Catholic Church.

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Protestant Reformation

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Christian faiths post-Reformation, not Catholic.

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Protestant

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Official church of a country; state church.

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established church

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Members of a religious group from England seeking freedom who settled in Massachusetts Bay.

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Puritans

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Puritan separatists from England seeking religious freedom at Plymouth Plantation.

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Pilgrims

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1620 - American colony settled by Pilgrims in Massachusetts.

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Plymouth Plantation

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Pilgrim founder and 2nd governor of Plymouth colony; author of Of Plymouth Plantation.

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William Bradford