Record #:

3783

Author(s):

Graham-Voelker, Graham

Abstract:

Although the Church of England, or Anglican Church, was the colony's official religion, it grew slowly. Colonists were spread out, and churches were few. Because of the colony's religious tolerance, three dissenting groups developed: Quakers, Presbyterians, and Moravians.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 37 Issue 2, Spring 1998, p7,10-11, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; North Carolina--Religion