Religion In The Early English Colonies

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Religion in the early English colonies was much more then a few muttered prayers and something reserved for Sundays. Amongst the early colonists religion was literally the only proper way to live. For many it was the main reason for undertaking the immensely unpleasant and perilous passage to the new world. Braving rolling seas in cramped quarters, dysentery and a diet of semi-spoiled foodstuffs. All so they could practice their faith as they saw fit. Free from the often violent persecution they faced, especially from Catholic authorities in their homelands. Such as the the expulsion of the Lutherans from Salzaburgers "whom on October 31, 1731, were evicted from their homes by their Catholic ruler Archbishop Leopold von Firmian, who issued