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Absence of Religious Freedom in US Colonies

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Religious freedom attracted many Europeans to the British North American colonies, and those who came found that they were indeed free to practice the religion of their choice. This statement did not hold to be true to many Europeans to the British North American colonies. Many of these Europeans traveled to the British North American colonies to serve as indentured or bonded servants. The European travelers also found that upon arrival that they could not just practice the religion of their choice as well and were prosecuted to the fullest extent if they practiced a different religion. Often times most Europeans agreed to be indentured servants as stated in Gottlieb Mittleberger. In the piece it explains the hardships in which the indentured servants would have to survive on a ship before even making it to America and the process that the servants went through afterword. Many of these servants had special skills that they hoped to put into use in the New World once there time was served but sadly most of them did not even live to make the full voyage. The conditions on the ship were extremely harsh and packed to capacity. It contained unsanitary living spaces, water, and food, which spread disease to many of the ships passengers and often led to death. If you were traveling with a spouse and they died after traveling half the voyage you would have to serve their time as well once upon arrival. Many Europeans that were attracted to the British North American colonies found that religious freedom was not accepted everywhere. In the Suffolk County Court Records 1671 73 4: "That she is guilty of profanation of ye Lords day, by selling drinke & entertaining Idle persons & paiing money in a way of Trade upon that day," this helps explain that a women had broken the law, which is also not following God's wishes and that she must be punished for doing so. The Blue Laws of Connecticut (1672) also depicts an understanding that religious fre

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