Articles for tag: Religious Freedom

Karla News

King Henry VIII and the Voyage of the Mayflower to America

In 1620, the Pilgrims landed in America at Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts. They sought their religious freedom when they sailed on the Mayflower to establish Plymouth Colony. Seems hard to believe that their landing connected with the six wives of King Henry VIII, but it did. The English Reformation period started with ...

Karla News

Religion in Colonial America

Throughout the 17th century, colonial America was growing and changing rapidly. Religion was one of the greatest influences on the growth and creation of colonies. Between the proprietary, royal, and corporate colonies the extent of religious freedom largely varied. While many corporate and proprietary colonies chose to allow for religious freedoms, several royal colonies in ...