What was the connection between religion and government in the colonies?
• Capital Laws of Massachusetts Click the thumbnail to view full-size image – Capital Laws of Massachusetts Worksheet Religion and civil law were intertwined in Massachusetts, as the Capital Laws indicate. Topping the list of capital crimes was the “worship of any other God but the Lord God.” Adultery and sodomy were also punishable by death, although in practice courts rarely imposed that sentence. Instead, offenders were fined, publicly whipped, branded, or placed in stocks. Banishment also served as an alternative to execution. How might laws in other colonies have differed from that of Massachusetts? • Map of Salem Click the thumbnail to view full-size image – Map of Salem Worksheet Debating the cause of the 1692 Salem witchcraft accusations has long occupied historians. One theory suggests that social and economic tensions existing between Salem Village and Salem Town led to the hysteria. This map of Salem indicates the geographic divisions that existed. What types of day-to-day c
