Policies, Agreements, Court Rulings, etc.

In a society, there always has to be some kind of set of rules. In the 16^th century, there was the Act of Toleration, which allowed freedom to worship to Nonconformists. There was also the Dominion of New England but it failed because the governor was unpopular. In the Edict of Nantes, King Henry tried to promote civil unity but only in a nation of Catholics. In the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, it was a simple act; it concentrated on setting a structure and some form of power. The Half-Way Covenant gave people a form of partial church membership. The Mayflower Compact was signed by the pilgrims. It was made to practice Christianity according to their own will. The Maryland Toleration Act was a law mandating religious tolerance for Christians. The Navigations Act restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England and its colonies.

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