Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Religion and Demographics of Late Colonial America

According to Britannica,

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The New England region, in the north, was dominated by Congregationalists, including Puritans and Separatists such as the Pilgrims. The Middle region had great religious diversity, with many Lutherans, Presbyterians, Anglicans, Roman Catholics, Baptists, Quakers, and members of German and Dutch Reformed churches. Anglicanism was predominant in the Southern colonies.
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And they've got a map too,


Also, wikipedia cites US census to generate the following demographics chart. Is it then safe to say the the Anglicans roughly equaled the Protestants in number? To be confirmed...

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