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Religion in the United States began with the religions and spiritual practices of Native Americans. Later, religion also played a role in the founding of some colonies, as many colonists, such as the Puritans, came to escape religious persecution.
- The 17th Century
- The 18th Century (1700 to 1799
- The 19th Century
April 29, 1607 At Cape Henry, Virginia, the first Anglican (Episcopal) church in the American colonies was established. June 21, 1607 America's first Protestant Episcopal parish was established in Jamestown, Virginia. July 22, 1620 Under the leadership of John Robinson, English Separatists began to emigrate to North America - eventually, they came ...
May 07, 1700 Quaker leader William Penn began a series of monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation from slavery. October 05, 1703 Jonathan Edwards, American theologian and philosopher, was born. 1708 Gobind Singh, tenth Sikh guru, died December 12, 1712 The colony of South Carolina passed a "Sunday Law" which required everyone to attend ...
May 09, 1800 John Brown, American abolitionist, was born. July 01, 1800 The earliest known Methodistcamp meeting in America was held in Logan County, Kentucky. February 16, 1801 The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church officially separated from its parent, the Methodist Episcopal Church. June 01, 1801 Brigham Young is born. August 06, 1801...
Apr 12, 2021 · The earliest colonies of New England were founded between 1620-1638 by separatists and Puritans seeking to establish religious communities in which they could worship freely. Both sects had been persecuted in England and, once they were firmly established in North America, then persecuted others.
- Joshua J. Mark
Many of the British North American colonies that eventually formed the United States of America were settled in the seventeenth century by men and women, who, in the face of European persecution, refused to compromise passionately held religious convictions and fled Europe.
Jul 25, 2022 · The story of religion in America’s original 13 colonies often focuses on Puritans, Quakers and other Protestants fleeing persecution in Europe, looking to build a community of like-minded...
Dec 2, 2009 · The Pilgrims were the people who arrived in Massachusetts via the Mayflower in 1620 and formed the first permanent settlement of Europeans in New England.
May 22, 2008 · The first Pilgrims to reach America seeking religious freedom were English and settled in Massachusetts. Right? Well, not so fast. Some fifty years before the Mayflower left port, a band of...
