Some of them such as Rhode Island and <span>Connecticut were found for those who weren't puritans and didn't want to be ruled by Puritans who were very rigid. Maryland was formed for Catholic people who wanted to freely be Catholic. Some were even formed by people like Mormons who wanted to escape prosecution.</span>
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Thomas Jefferson was inspired by the views of John Locke by have the rights to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” John Locke fused “individualism within the framework of the law of nature and the limits of legitimate government authority.”