Act Of Toleration In 1649

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Before 1750, Britain’s policy of salutary neglect in America encouraged different forms of religion to appear across the colonies and an increase in trade between several countries. Since Britain’s policy was placed upon the colonists, America was able to grow economically and religiously, as a whole.
In the late seventeenth century, many religious Europeans came to North America to escape persecution within their homeland, thus causing an increase in many different brands of religion. This increase in religion eventually led to the Act of Toleration in 1649, which stated that colonists were free to practice their religion unless they were Jews or Atheists (who were executed instead), although this act was not entirely fair to all, it was a