Religious Freedom V.S Economic Opportunity During start of the 17th century, England started its colonization in America so called the “English colonization”. They started out by settling three main colonies; Virginia, settled by the second sons of wealthy men seeking for gold was located in the south, Pennsylvania settled by the Quakers a religious minority that valued religious freedom in the middle colony and Massachusetts established by the Puritans; the religious minority of England
held religious freedom to be among their most prized rights. While it is true, that some did make the transatlantic journey to escape religious persecution, the reality of the matter is that once here, the societies that they set up were predominantly Protestant. They required tax-payers to support the state church, and in many towns, attend services with regularity. In fact, prior to the American Revolution, there was a good deal of discrimination against Quakers and Catholics in colonial society
queens of these monarchies had to be powerful, and many of these monarchs were. This can be seen with King Henry the VIII, and his religious persecutions, forcing many to immigrate to the New World. Though after many people landed in the New World, many of the colonies established were established under royal charters. These charters would impose political, religious, and social influences on the colonies from England. Soon the English would establish thirteen major colonies. These colonies