In Europe, the Catholic and Protestant religions often persecuted or banned each other's religions, and British colonialists always maintained restrictions against Catholics. In Great Britain, the Anglican Protestant church split into bitter divisions between traditional Anglicans and Puritan reforms, which contributed to an English civil war in 1600. In British colonies, differences between Puritans and Anglicans.
Religion was the key to the founding of a number of the colonies. Many were founded on the principal of religious liberty. The New England colonies were founded to provide a place for the Puritans to practice their religious beliefs. The Puritans did not give freedom of religion to others, especially non-believers.
