HIST 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Compulsory Education
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Development of religious toleration: while neither the anglicans of virginia nor the puritans of massachusetts believed in toleration for other faiths, the principle was introduced mainly at. Initially, there, under the leadership of roger williams, was created independence in matters of conscience: by granting citizenship to all who professed to believe in jesus christ in 1649, Two colleges saw the established church as their source of inspiration and support: william and mary, founded in virginia in 1693, and king"s college, now. Columbia university, chartered by king george ii in 1754, at an appeal from. New york anglicans, alarmed by the growth of religious dissent and the age-old. "republican tendencies: brown, who was established on rhode island in 1764, and the precursor of the. University of pennsylvania, philadelphia academy, organized by benjamin. Franklin, embodied the spirit of inclusion by giving representation on the board of trustees to many religious sects.
