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Why did one group of religious refugees -- the Puritans -- establish a colony that did not tolerate dissent,while another persecuted group -- the Quakers -- made religious toleration a core value of their colony? What distinguished their beliefs and historical experiences? How different were Massachusetts and Pennsylvania socially and religiously as a result?


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Barbaric

Pertaining to or characteristic of a very cruel, brutal, and uncivilized behavior or practice.

Social Interaction

The method through which people interact and respond to one another, creating the foundation for social connections.

Microstructures

are the patterns of relatively intimate social relations formed during face-to-face interaction. Families, friendship circles, and work associations are examples of microstructures.

Cultural Hegemony

involves the control of a culture by dominant classes and other groups to the point where their values are universally accepted as common sense.

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