The Puritans arrived in New England from England with aspirations to live a life free from religious persecution, strictly lead pious lives, and to keep a well-knit family relationship; they accomplished all these goals with the exception of being abided by the strict guidelines of the church and g...

In the 1600s almost all the serious issues were relating to religion. Most people came to the Americas to escape religious persecution. Religious feuds were inevitable. Several religions came with the emigrants colonizing America. People had there own ideas on what the "right" religion...

Today, the United States of America is a very racially and religiously diverse society. We saw the seeds of diversity being sown in the early days of colonization when the Chesapeake and New England colonies grew into distinctive societies. Even though both regions were primarily English, they had...