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What philosophical, ideological, legal, and religious ideas made the biggest impact on the 13 colonies, and in what way? Select one thing that you think is most important, and prove your case. For instance, don’t just say “the Enlightenment”. Instead, explain one aspect of the Enlightenment that you believe was important. Ah ha, gotcha! This one will take a little thought, won’t it Minions?
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Nearing the end of the 18th century, colonists and residents of colonial America had grown weary of the English monarchy's unpleasant rule over the colonies. Additionally, the recent ratification of several acts, which taxed the people of the colonies on many commodities, made the colonists resent their dependence on England. Consequently, the colonists of England's 13 colonies would not stand for taxation without representation in the Parliament. They seemed to think it was unjust to pay for taxes that did not benefit them, but rather their homeland. The 13 colonies no longer wanted to be subject to levies or jurisdiction of a far away leadership and government, the colonists wanted freedom from this. Soon, ideas of enlightenment, frustration, and independence climaxed to the start of the American Revolution. An example to the introduction of this "Enlightenment" period was Thomas Paine's "Common Sense". The pamphlet conjured up ideas of independence and self-rule, explaining why they did not need to be under the rule their current government. The original 13 colonies were later granted their independence after a bloody war with England, but because of their philosophical and rational thinking on governmental and individualistic needs, they soon attained what they desired.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree that the colnies of England's 13 colonies did not stand for tacation without representation in the pariment and found them unfair.
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DeleteI agree with you Edgar. Great response!! The colonies were very upset about not being represented in England. The pamphlet "Common Sense" really did open alot of people's eyes. It gave them ideas about being an independent country and what it took to get there.
DeleteWow! As always, I'm impressed by your writing skills, Edgar! I strongly agree with you when you said that, because of the colonists' philosophical and rational thinking of governmental needs, they achieved their goals. If it weren't for people like Thomas Paine, our nation wouldn't be the same today.
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A big religious effect on the 13 colonies was "The Great Awakening".It exploded in the 1730's and 1740's and swept through the colonies like a fire through prarie grass.This impact ignited in Northampton,Massachusetts, by a tall, delicate, and intellectual pastor, Jonathatn Edwards. He proclaimed with burning righteousness the folly of believing in salvation through good works and affirmed the need for complete dependence on God's grace.Therefore, his preaching style was learned and closely reasoned.
ReplyDeleteI really agree with you Iban The Great Awakening did have a Huge effect on the religious views of the 13 colonies.
DeleteIban, if your going to use the book as a source for your information try to use quotation marks since you are copying stuff from there word for word, or try to put it into your own words.
DeleteI know :/
DeleteThe religious idea that impacted the 13 Colonies was that the colonies allowed different religions to be practiced. In Old England, the citizens were frustrated and angry at the fact that the Church of England did not tolerate any other religion besides Christianity, and that it was very corrupt. That is the main reason for their journey to the New World. They wanted a place to worship freely, to choose their own faith to believe in. Different colonies believed in their own religion (New England, Massachusetts), and there were even some colonies that allowed all religions to settle (Rhode Island), something that the King would not allow back in England. Now there was no religious persecution, the colonists felt safe. I believe since there was more religious freedom in the colonies, they colonists felt a sense of independence that they did not feel back in England.
ReplyDeleteI think this is so true and all the colonist wanted was safety and their religious freedom was something that kept them from feeling safe from the king.
DeleteThe laws of primogeniture made one of the greatest impacts on the 13 colonies. The main idea of this law: the first born son will inherit EVERYTHING. This caused the younger sons to work to obtain their desired fortune. Plantations were one of the major effects of the laws of primogeniture. The excluded, younger siblings ended up founding plantations in order to gain profit from them and finally achieve their economic goals. The colonies gained profit,as well,from plantations, which reinforced many of their economies.
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I totally agree but also they sometimes cause the younger boys to cause trouble because they had no land like the fist boy.
DeleteI agree,also the younger siblings which ended up trying to " strike it rich" never got anything.
DeleteI completely agree with your statement Ana. If it was not for the laws of premogeniture, most of the settlers would not even come to the Americas. I would like to add that they not only founded plantations, but also traded, and established manufacturing companies.
DeleteI agree with you Ana but i feel as though the law of Primogeniture did not help none. The younger sons had only come to the Americas in hope of riches and were not looking to settle down, i think all the credit should go to the Separatist who came here with the intent of actually settling down.I feel that if it were not for these Separatist, we would be but only a cash crop for the English.
DeleteOne of the legal aspects that made a big impact on the future American government was the Mayflower compact. Established the idea of rule by law and majority. Although it wasn't exactly democracy (and the English frown upon it)it spread the idea that the people should create the rules, and the majority of the people should approve it, in order to make it a law
ReplyDeleteI agree, the Mayflower Compact was a significant legal idea that impacted the thirteen colonies. I was actually thinking of posting about it as well. Although I do agree, more could be added to this.
DeleteAndres , I agree with Cynthia there is much more you could have said about the Mayflower Compact like for instance how it was against the monarch to form a new type of government without its consent . Also talk about how the Piligrims whom where the one who signed it had dealt with the life style in the colony .
DeleteA religous idea that had the biggest impact on the. 13 colonies would be the Salem witch trial. It involved women and not only spread through the colonies but across the sea to Europe where large scale persecutions happened mostly to property owning women andfamilies associated with salems market economy.in.America it was done by the puritians because the population was growing and the were being pushed aside but also to get rid of women who owned property. However these epsisodes in 1639 when a governors wife was accused and he had nor than enoughsupprters. The word wiitch hunting has stayed wig America since then
ReplyDeleteI think this didn't really have a big impact on America
DeleteI did a history fair project on "The Salem Witch Trials" and i dont think this has a major impact on the 13 colonies. it may have impacted them but not significantly. this is only my opinion.
DeleteI completely agree with Edgar. The colonies were sick and tired of their meddling mother country. They were a great distance from her and therefore felt like they had to set up their own representative goverment. Toleration for various religions and races sparked a new way of thinking and eventually led to the need for independance. Funny how Pitt had to brive these colonies to defend themselves agains savage foe yet they were good and ready to defend themselves from their mother country.
ReplyDeleteThe colonies weren't being represented fairly well in England and they didn't appreciate that. They grew tired of not being taken into consideration when the king made a decision. They wanted to make their own laws and decide for themselves how to run their country. This was a legal impact. It changed the way we saw ourselves as a country separate from the king of England. The colonies then started to write down rules and create their own government. A government with representaion for each state. This was a major turning point within the colonies because of their separation from England. They created a whole new set of opportunities for other people and began to create what is now the country we reside in.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree, Camelia. The were angered due to 'Taxation without representation.' They grew tired of the injustice and finally took action. An action the eventually cause the birth of our nation.
DeleteYou're right Camelia. The king did not approve a lot of things they did and most of it was because of religious beliefs.
DeleteThe Biggest Impact on the 13 Colonies was Benign Neglect. The king left the 13 Colonies alone for so long and let them do whatever they wanted to that they started thinking 'Hey, we don't need the king!' so when King Charles II tried to tighten the grip on the colonies, they didn't like it, and got mad, thats where the rebelions originated.
ReplyDeleteYou are very right on that one I mean what did they expect? If you send out colonies , knowing exactly why, then it would have only made sense for them to constantly be on them. Better yet they should have saw it coming with all the treatment these colonies got. The king did not help them at all at the start of there colonization so in my opinion I think its fair that they made their own government and what not.
DeleteI'm not too familiar with the term "Benign Neglect" , but i do agree with you about they colonists being angry.
DeleteBenign Neglect is the king was leaving the colonies alone and they started to do whatever they wanted and started their own govenment.
DeleteThe specific act the English rule made on the colonies that in my opinion, really took them over the edge were all the unreasonable taxes the English suddenly enforced. The colonies took major offense to that because if they weren't being represented in England, basically feeling like they didn't belong, why did they suddenly belong when it came to giving them money. A religious effect was that, the majority of the population that resided in the thirteen colonies broke away from the Catholic church believing that their ideas were the correct ones, and everything else was wrong. Hence, they established their own Angelican church. The conflicts and differences soon became too profound, making the colonies want to become something of their own.
ReplyDeleteAmerican colonists may have been backward in natural or physical science, but they were making noteworthy contributions to political science.
DeleteThe thirteen colonies governments took a variety of forms. Practically every colony utilized a two-house legislative body.
Governors appointed by the king were generally able men, sometimes outstanding figures,unfortunately some were incompetent or corrupt.
Okay as we all know ,during the first century era, typically richer families would pass down there wealth to the first born son. This was known as the Law of Primogeniture. Due to this many second born sons had aspired to be rich from not receiving the inheritance from their parents. During the colonization time these people were mis-informed of great fortune in America. Being how they expected to come back rich they ended up discovering all the fertile land the south had to offer. Now what this all led to was a cash crop economy but had a major downside. Which caused them to be so dependent on crops. That in turn left them with the need for many other things such as metals, spices, wool, and pretty much everything but crops. Tariffs became highly apposed not mention the slaves that would cause a civil in the near future.
ReplyDeleteMany English citizens wanted to depart from the Church of Englad and sailing to the new world provided them with that chance to proove themselves and their godly ways to other. The idea of power that only came from land gave those of lesser income to want to go and look for luck elsewhere many of which ended up as endentured servants. England also wanted to spread out the catholic religion to the Natives and gain profit from land elsewhere. These circumstances made the colonist push themselves to strive without the help of the mother country some willingly and other by force like smith had to do with the virginia colony. All this independance ofcourse led to the desire for more. Distance can do a great deal.
ReplyDeleteI think the same as well.The thirteen colonies were religious extremists.They wanted to follow Gods or Godly laws really strictly.
DeleteI agree with Elizabeth except for one key point. The English really didnt care to educate the Native Americans as much as take land from them and decrease their numbers.
DeleteDuring the Enlightenment there was also something else going on at the same time that Changed the 13 Colonies religious ideas; it was called The Great Awakening! The Great Awakening arose at a time when man in Europe and the American colonies were questioning the role of the individual in religion and society.It pushed individual religious experience over established church doctrine, thereby decreasing the importance and weight of the clergy and the church in many instances.
ReplyDeleteI Agree with you in that The Great Awakening took part in changing the religious ideas in the 13 colonies.
DeleteAn impact that America 13 Colonies faced was the application of the Navigation Acts. It was a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England and its colonies. Their goal was to force colonial development into lines favorable to England, and stop direct colonial trade with the Netherlands, France and other European countries. The laws outraged the colonies and colonists. They felt that they do not belong to the king and they shouldn't have to obey such ridiculous rules.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Eric, the Navigation Acts were laws that many colonists detested because of their extreme limitations. The laws enforced that all trade the colonies made was to be with Britain, and only Britain. However, in order to create a better lifestyle for the colonies, since life was very unsanitary and short in the New World, the colonists should have been able to sell their goods to the highest bidder, if possible, yet England forbade this to occur. This form of business was called mercantilism, for the mother country benefitted the most off of the goods produced from the colonies. The Navigation Acts did indeed anger the colonists and accumulate with other grievances the colonies at the time.
DeleteI also agree with you Eric. I think that the navigation laws had a lot to do with the 13 colonies it was a major impact. From the time they did pay so much attention to them,to when they did. The colonists were angry.
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DeleteResponse To Eric: I totally Agree with you. I really wished you would elaborate more though. It would've made your point a bit more clear.
A religious idea that had a huge influence on the way things went in the 13 colonies was the Great Awakening. It was real an important factor because it made people start looking at religion in different ways, which led to new branches of Christianity. Since, religion was such a huge part of certain colonies it also led to changes in the government.
ReplyDeleteI agree the Great Awakening was a big influence to the 13 colonies. It did led to new branches of Christianity.
DeleteAlso as the religious branches grew to their different views the government views changed too. They involved religion with the government. Including today you can see a separation of government due to religious views. Although you are not supposed to you do and it changes the way we are supposed to act as a government.
DeleteI agree that the Great Awakening was a large influence on the colonies which led to changes in colonies not just social but also political.
DeleteI believe that religious tolerance was one of the most important ideas and concepts. It was the spark of more freedom. With religious tolerance, the colonists began accepting more. I mean look how many more rights we have with our religion and more? It's okay to be christian, catholic, or baptist. I believe it began the mind set that we are all different and that it's okay to be different. The dutch were one of the few that accepted any religion, even if it was just for more people to live in their colonies. The King of England also had this mindset. He let people practice their religion else where. Therefore, I believe religious tolerance is very important.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jennifer, if it weren't for the king that didn't want to deal with the pilgrims and puritans there would have been a huge difference in religious beliefs. Religious tolerance is a very important contribution to the 13 colonies.
Deleteyou make some good points that now makes me see that religious tolerance was a big impact
DeleteI agree with you Jennifer. Religion is a great deal important in the 13 colonies and all over the world. Religion is history itself.
DeleteOne of the legal ideas that made a big impact to the thirteen colonies was the Virginia House of Burgesses. The Virginia House of Burgesses was one of the first self-governments established in 1619. Before the thirteen colonies, the people lived in England which meant you had to follow their laws as well as religious beliefs. Of course, being apart of the church of England was not a problem until many religious reformations started to form and spread. That is when conflict began and people seperated from the church. These people were called separatists. Because of they were against the church, they were kicked out of England. They then headed to Holland but accidently ended up in Plymouth Bay expanding to Virginia. That is where the Virginia House of Burgesses came in. Because they sought religious and political freedom, the London Company authorized the self-government. That is what they lived by until James I took over Virginia.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Cynthia that the Virginia House Of Burgesses was a big impact to the 13 colonies and that you pointed out that the pilgrims were also called separatists, eventhough you didn't say it directly.
DeleteI agree with you Cynthia. Your statement is true. The House of Burgesses basically is the foundation of our country. It was the starting base of the separation of the Church and the State.
DeleteYes! This was a huge impact. This was their first move into getting rights for the people.
DeleteI believe that Religion was a vital role in the 13 colonies. Colonists were in search for what they considered a perfect religion, one that would satisfy the needs of the people. Many different religious groups began to come to the Americas with their own religious beliefs. Although what the colonists were in search of was a place where they could practice their own religion peacefully there was also a bit of religious persecution occurring. The Puritans wanted everyone to believe in their religion and no other. Eventually these religious persecutions from the puritans stopped occurring once other religions began to spread to the 13 colonies. Religious diversity became a very strong part of colonial life. Religions just kept spreading to the colonies due to that others wanted the religious freedom that was found there. Religion had such a vital role that it became a dominant part of politics, this was before the separation between church and state.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the fact that the colonists did persecute those with different beliefs than their own.One example being the Puritans which believed that everyone was placed in a specific place and spot in their lives by god,and that they believed they were the most pure and loved by god.
DeleteI agree with you because their religion was a big impact on the 13 colonies. Religious diversity became very prominent and people no longer felt the need to follow the religion they were told to. They followed the religion they wished to.
Deletei completely agree. Religion was such a huge deal that it impacted the laws and had many things based off of the colonists beliefs. Even after the seperation of the church and state, it still impacted the colonies a great deal.
DeleteOne religious idea was the freedom of religion.Colonists were trying to follow the"right or correct ways".They thought that england was corrupt and full of sins.Now as we all know they were trying to practice a religion away from chatolisicm.Colonists were extremely religious or religious extremists.One of their ideas was to follow God's laws and be a prosper society.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your post. Everyone wanted to believe in there own things but some were forced to be who they didnt want to.this is a good post
DeleteThe Half- Way Covenant was very important in the 13 colonies. A religious-political solution adopted by puritans in the 17 century. This allowed the children of baptized but uncovered church members to be baptized and become church members and have political rights.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, because the half-way covenant ended up helping in the great awakening.
DeleteYes, because the half-way covenant was a big change where the uncovered children of church members to be admitted to baptism but not full communion. Many of the younger generations seemed less religious.
DeleteA religious idea that is most important i think is that the colonists wanted their own religion. They went to the 13 colonies to try to spread God's laws and their religion they believed that they would prosper. Although other cultures came with different religion, the colonists wanted a place where they could practice Godly things, and practice the religion they thought was good.. Soon they did prosper and made crops where people thought it wasnt possible. Like the pilgrims practiced God ways and they soon were able to make crops in New England. They prospered and it was proven.
ReplyDeleteI do agree Crystal. Religious freedom was something colonists were in search of the most.
DeleteI believe that legal issues and/or ideas were the the ones that made the biggest impact on the 13 colonies, especially salutary neglect. The reason why I think this because in salutary neglect Britain did not force the colonies to follow all parliamentary laws, thus causing the 13 colonies to remain attractive to new immigrants and to prosper economically through regulation of trade. Due to this,the colonies practiced 7 years of self-government,since England was busy with the French and Indian War leaving the colonies on their own. Then after the end of the French and Indian War problems started to come, England turned its eyes back on the colonies. Now, since England had just finished fighting a war they were in debt and what they did was to tax the colonies, thus sparking a move toward independence.
ReplyDeleteThe Halfway Covenant was made by churches because they felt people were drifting away from their religion. So this Covenant stated that if you come on over and baptize your child and they will get membership to the church. However it was not full membership because they were still not allowed to vote nor accept communion.
ReplyDeleteYes! This was a big change for the colonies because they were so used to having strict religious laws concerning gaining membership to the churches. Now it wasn't so hard to get membership, and some people, mostly the older generation, were outraged.
DeleteOne major religious impact in the 18th century was the great awakening. It was a movement that supported spiritual growth and helped give colonial America it's identity. This helped the colonist realize that their religion layer in their hands. Instead of having to listen to what other people told them. The great awakening helped the colonist realize that political power resided in their own hands. This helped prepare them and made it possible for the American revolution to happen. It gave the courage to seperate themselves from the British control.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, the Great Awakening triggered spiritual growth throughout the colonies. It helped them create new ideas about how they should be treated, and allowed them to have a different ideology than they did before.
DeleteI believe that the French and Indian War aftermath also had an impact on the ideas of the colonies. The war left Britain in great debt. They turned to the colonists to make up this money and started taxing everything. The British also started to become more controlling over the colonies. This resulted in the colonies becoming more united and pushing for independence a lot more. The colonies refused to stand by Britain's way of governing and came together to reach their goal.
ReplyDeleteWhen John Winthrop, a purtian minister , established the colony of Massachusetts he only had in mind to protect those who were Puritans . He was very authoritative and belived only Puritans should have a voice in government. Thomas hooker also a puritan minister disastified in Massachussets governor's idea and after founding the colony of Connecticut worte the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut where he believed that more power should be given to the people. The Fundamental Orders adopted by the colony in 1639, was the first document in history to establish a government by the consent of the people. It was also believed to be the first written Constitution in the Western Traditon. It stated that all men who owned land (even non-puritans) were allowed to vote , it also it limited the power of the governor and made more men eligible to run for elected positions. This made an impact becuase it was an early form of Checks and Balances and popuar soverignty that we now have in our constitution. Therefore Connecticut was given the name of the Constituiton State.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the ideas of religious identity have definitely made the biggest impact on the 13 colonies. Some may argue that it is invlid to say religious freedom is the only reason, i still say it is definitely one of the biggest. Even though religious freedom was not the intended reason for colonization, it inspired many other religious practitioners to immigrate as well. Rhode Island was created by religious outcasts, yet it was still a money making, tax paying colony. If anything the religious diversity helped the English economically and helped America start.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this because it really did jumpstart a whole lot. It gave them some distance to grow individually.
DeleteThe 13 colonies were impacted by the American Revolution. New ideas affected social and political customs. Conflict over the government authority also impacted the 13 colonies. People had a desire for a democratic government. They wanted balance powers and equal rights. No racial conflicts or gender conflicts. The people finally realized they could have rights too, not just the King telling them what to do. This opened their eyes and gave them a new perspective. There were also books like "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine that helped them see the truth. Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson also wrote stories and articles which they read. The people began to protect and demand individual rights. This created a huge shift in the 13 colonies. This gave the people natural rights and later the Declaration of Independence.
ReplyDeleteYes, Common Sense, the truth, individual rights, this is the start of America. It would not have happened without those beliefs, those ideas, those people sitting there thinking that they a right to live their own life! We are who we are as a nation because of it!
Deletei agree with ale and the idea that wars, battles, revolutions, etc. changed the colonies. They shaped up the nation to what it is now.
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ReplyDeleteThe hugest impact was the Enlightment. Why? It changed the natives mindsets and traditons. It made the colonies more open to new ideas and thoughts, rather than being opposed to them. It helped spread various religions, and it actually killed some of the Church of England's power. It created new thoughts about rights of men and the separtion from government/church obligations.
Great thought Absalon. I believe that if you would've went even more deeper into the Enlightenment it would've been even more informative but this was a great thought. The enlightenment did exactly what you said. This was a time in which many people learned about rights and many other things
DeleteIn my opinion, I think the Great Awakening was a big impact to the thirteen colonies.The Great Awakening help start spreading democratic ideas. It also helped people accept religion differences.Which brought people closer and bring in new religious movements. In all the Great Awakening caused many changes to the thirteen colonies that helped set the future.
ReplyDeleteOne major impact to the 13 colonies was the period in time when the King of England ignored the colonies and allowed them to run themselves. This was called "Benign Neglect". The troubles in England were more important to the king and the colonies took advantage of his ignorance towards them. They seemed to like the idea of self-government. In 1634 the new England Confederation was made. The colonists had to depend on themselves because help from England was not coming. The purpose of the Confederation was to fight against common enemies and to deal with intercolonial problems. This was a huge step towards colonial unity. It gave them experience on his to work together and properly chooese representatives.
ReplyDeleteThe 13 colonies had no way of getting help from England. If something happened in the colonies they had to write a letter to England, which takes almost 2 months, and then, maybe, England would do something to help. This was not good to the colonies, so they began to form their own type of "government" so it could help itself. This ended up being like a stepping stone towards what we have today.
ReplyDeleteIt in fact was one of the biggest stepping stones because it helped set up what is now today our government.
DeleteThe Enlightenment was crucial in determining almost every aspect of colonial America, most notably in terms of politics, government, and religion. Without the ideas of the Enlightenment the 13 colonies would have been drastically different since these concepts shaped the country in its formative years. Both during and after the American Revolution many of theideas of the Enlightenment were what helped out other significant things such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.Concepts such as freedom from oppression, natural rights, and new ways of thinking about governmental structure came straight from Enlightenment philosophers such as Locke and forged the foundations for both colonial and modern America. All aspects of life, even religion, were affected by the Enlightenment and many key figures from American history such as Thomas Jefferson were greatly influenced by the movement.
ReplyDeleteThe religious reasons which making the biggest impact on the 13 colonies would be that letting the freedom of religion and government were tied together and how the King and others were appointed by God and how his decisions couldn't be changed in some religions. The religious preference helped some states to bring in more people to their colonies and pushed some away. As some caused problems with others, most religions just wanted to be free from the king and which caused their government to be different from Englands ruleing way.
ReplyDeleteDuring the 17th century many different ideas were circulating around the colonies. This is when the Half-Way Covenant for Congregational Church membership was established. The Half-Way Covenant was a way of membership into the church which admitted to baptism nd not full communion. It dramatized the difficulty of maintaining the religious devotion of its founding generation. And let's not forget the Salem Witchcraft hysteria. Bacon's rebellion and Leiser's rebellion also shaped the colonies in which they happened in. This was a time in which the colonies went through religious and philosophical trials
ReplyDeleteRhode island; also dubbed "The sewer" by other colonies, created a type of freedom that would later on shape America into what it is today. This Freedom i speak of is the Freedom of religion, not just for the Puritans but for every faith, even those ignored by society. To be more specific, religious tolerance towards those of every religion even Quakers.In the Early 1600s in America,to think of peace between all religions you would be ridiculed by the people especially the Puritans; but Roger Williams couldn't care less. After being booted out of Massachusetts by the General Court, Williams sought out to create a more tolerant settlement that would allow political and religious freedom.This led him to the purchase and development of Providence(Rhode island), where he then established, of course, a tolerance of all ideas. It may have seem absurd at the time, but because of this, we Americans are allowed to celebrate real freedom of religion without being abused or humiliated. America is most known for being accepting, and i feel that Roger Williams' open mindedness of different faiths has dramatically molded America into what she is today.
ReplyDeleteA philosophical idea that'll change history is the thought of self government. This will come from the radical thinkers of the puritan religion. Although of course they had their own agenda. They sought to create a government that would protect the rule of God. It was a start to a much greater concept of democracy. When this started off in the New England colonies, it was not a voice for every man, woman, and child. It was the voice of the educated church man. It was a reason to educate your children. It was a reason to attend town meetings. It was a reason to inform yourself about the government that controlled the world you lived in. This is one of the largest impacts to the colonies. This idea is the very spark of the American Revolution! Without this mindset, the colonists, our ancestors, would never have left the feeling of conformity in the past and never would have sought a bigger, grander, nation of their OWN, not just the for the king all mighty.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, Religion had one of the major impacts on the 13 colonies. Different types of religious colonist migrated to the Americas with their own religious beliefs to satisfy their needs and find a place to practice their own religion and stay away from religious persecution. Different religions spreed trough the colonies and this diversity made a big change in the colonial life. Not long before the Great Awakening came along. The Great Awakening gave people a different sight in which they saw religion. All this lead up to new branches of christianity and it was so big that in certain colonies, religion led up to changes in government.
ReplyDeleteThe 13 colonies were greatly impacted by religion starting up with the Puritans.The Puritans were greatly influenced by the belief in a persons position in life was given to them by god.With this belief the Puritans brought themselves into just relying on themselves in protecting and keeping the Native Americans from harming their people.But with all man who believed in god had all thought of themselves to be in his hands and safe because of him.This also brought along more than just one kind of person in the colonies but many kinds of beliefs in god and religion in the colonies.Which also thought about their own will in believing in such a religion as Catholics and Christians.Which caused the colonies to be filled with all this people which all had a different beliefs and thoughts on god and what he wants for them.People in the colonies would then believe in a god no matter what that god did or what they thought he did.The colonies would have then been filled with Religion no matter what kind it was there was freedom of religion.As their religion had a great impact on their ideas and decisions even on political means and who the people would follow or listen to.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you said about the puritans and how arrogant they were saying that no other religion was true and in the eyes of god but them.
DeleteMany people came to America to search for religious freedom. They left their own country to find something better. The one thing they did not want to do was to establish a church like the Church of England. The colonists wanted a chance to worship freely and have an opportunity to choose which religion they wanted to take part in. Upon arriving in America the journey began for the search of the perfect religion that could satisfy the needs of the people. Many different religion were established upon arrival for many years and from then on conflicts arose in politcal and social aspects at the time
ReplyDeleteI agree with you josue. Many came to live freely and not have anyone telling them what to do. Their intentions were not to take control and start a Church just to individual rights.
DeleteThis is too vague. What religions are you talking about? Catholics, Protestants, Jews, Puritains?
DeleteMany people came to america looking for religious freedom. They hoped to escape religious persecution, they did not want a church like the Church of England. The journey began
ReplyDeletefor the search of the "perfect" religion. Even though they wanted to escape persecution they faced some of that over here too. For example, the Puritans wanted everyone to worship in the Puritan way. Later other religions started and we had a diversity. Thanks to that persecution ended and religious freedom began to replace it. Religion was also part of politics, for example the Cambrigde Platform was established and even The bill of rights added Religious freedom in the first amendment.
Yes, though Puritans wanted religious freedom they only wanted one single uniform religion.
DeleteThe enlightment, in my opinion had a huge impact on the 13 colonies. During times of enlightment people of higher class were all set in stone, but the middle and lower classes had a crucial life due to taxes. Because of taxes the lower class and even some middle class couldnt afford to supply food; often times leading to the theft of bread from bread carts. Little kids went days without food, when found stealing the punishment was quite crucial. As time passed new ideas started sprouting, people began to question taxation without representation. People were becoming more aware and standing up for what they believed in. This has changed the 13 colonies massively.
ReplyDeleteThere were many legal ideas that created huge impacts on the thirteen colonies. Many of them were a result of benign neglect from the king. The colonies were so far away that it was easy for the king to assume they were following his orders. It took so long for the colonies to get messages and help from the king that they eventually realized that they could only depend on themselves. They began to run their own government and create their own laws. This government that they created was successful enough that they came to the conclusion that they didn't need the king. These thoughts became bigger and bigger, all the way until the American revolution.
ReplyDeleteI Believe That Philosophical Ideas Had The Most Effect Om The 13 ColonIes Considering That It Completely Changed The Future Of The Colonies By Innovation to Education And Culture. Philadelphia Became The Center Of The Enlightment In America Partly For The Presence Of Benjamin Franklin. He Popularized The Enlightment In Editons Of Poor Richard's Almanack. He And Others Founded The American Philosophical Society Which Promoted Useful Knowledge And Humanities Through Scholarly Research And Comm. Service. Before The Enlightment Many American Intellectuals Were Ministers. Non Religious Culture Developed Men& Women Became Familiar With this New Culture Which Familiarized Them With Scientific discoveriesAnd Radical Political Philosophies Of Enlightment Thinkers.
ReplyDeleteDuring this time as we all know, England was very strict on their Christian religion. This made it very unfair for colonists to get to practice catholicism because of risking of getting punished by the king. Therefor, this cause the colonists to travel to the America's to be able to practice their religion freely and safely. They also wanted to be able to spread their religion amoung Native Americans.
ReplyDeletei agree with your comment because the colonist did make it unfair for others to practice their religion since they were one dimensional with their thoughts on whats right and whats wrong.
DeleteI agree that england was very strict on their religion, and that it was one of the main reasons people came to the americas
DeleteAn ideology that spread throughout the Americas was religious tolerance. In England, the Church of England did not allow for other religions and persecuted those who were not a follower of the Church of England. Followers of other religions fled to the colonies in order to safely practice their religion. In the colonies, there was religious tolerance, allowing for many religions to live in peace.
ReplyDeletei agree. this is a nation of ideals. though we may not all ways abide by them its obvious from the start that we shrived to be a great nation.
DeleteTheir religious ideas made a major impact in the colonies. Most people traveled to the new world for religious freedom. With so many people moving over their for their religion you had problems. The puritans thought their religion was important and everyone was wrong and going to hell. All of this would eventually lead to the reformation and other religions to come out of the dark.
ReplyDeleteReligion plays a great deal of an importance in the 13 colonies. All kinds of religions of different people come from all over the world and settle in other places. They create their own form of government and rule their own towns as did the puritans. They did not agree with their king and wanted to leave. Even though most of their people died off on their journey they succeeded and God blessed them with many gifts. As time went on and they learned how to survive on their own, they started up their own town.
ReplyDeleteWhat impacted the 13 colonies was religion. The reason why is, because their plan was to escape persecution, there was actually some amount of persecution happening in the colonies.Their were two groups involved and those were the Quakers and Puritans.Both of those groups had there own plan into making the 13 colonies better.After a while the persecution was ended and other religions began to appear.Religious diversity became a dominant part of colonial life.
ReplyDeleteReligious ideas helped form the 13 colonies, but later ended up causing problems due to the different religious beliefs. Though the religious differences caused people to become angry, like when the puritans seperated from the king because they were angry he was not running things right and they thought all non-puritans were damned, it gave people a chance to have religious freedom.
ReplyDeleteThe Great Awakening was one of the biggest religious ideas that caused an impact on the 13 colonies. It swept across them over night. They believed that there was hope for all of them in finding God. There was a lot of different rallies and of the sort to help keep the religious fire ignited.
ReplyDeleteIn all the colonies, religion was a big factor. Everybody had to follow one specific god. Still like today most people did not accept it but unlike today, they were out casted and excluded from many things. The main reason that they hung people because they thought they were evil or witches was because they were sick. Some would not accept it and believe they were possessed so they killed them or hung them. Converting everyone was the main goal in many peoples minds.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, Religion was a big factor in shaping the Thirteen Colonies. Many people came to escape religious prosecution and have freedom of religion.
DeleteReligion made a huge impact on the Thirteen Colonies. Most of the Colonies in North America were made to be a religious haven while others were made for specifically for one religion. Religious ideas helped form the Thirteen Colonies. In any case, many people came to the colonies to escape religious prosecution and have freedom of religion.
ReplyDeleteBy the year 1702 all 13 American colonies had some form of state-supported religion. This support varied from tax benefits to religious requirements for voting or serving in the legislature. This meant that religious minorities were singled out.
ReplyDeleteI believe religious aspects had the biggest impact on the 13 colonies because of tension over different beliefs. The north for example did not allow any other religion except for puritan itself. While the middle and south were free to follow and religion they desired. This lead to conflict between the colonies because puritans saw catholisism and christianity as nonsense.
ReplyDeletei agree, religion was very important at the time. Many people just wanted to have freedom of religion.
DeleteAn impact on the colonies was the variety of religion that was present through out the 13 colonies. While spreading their beliefs and ideas there was also the different types of actions that were done by Christians and by Puritans. Such as the belief of being seen as gods favorite or being placed in your place by him/god. This being the ideas brought by Puritans on the other hand there were the Christians which impacted the colonies by spreading through some of the colonies.
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