1640-1649:Laws
establishing the role of Ministers in education.
March 2, 1643: Law establishing the
Anglican Church as
the official religion of the colony and prohibiting other religions.
1643: Law passed in an attempt to
expel dissenting pastors from Virginia.
November 3, 1647: Law passed as a
means of tightening the legal restrictions on the dissenters.
December 1, 1656: Law passed
establishing a financial reward for
bringing a man of God into the colony to encourage new Ministers to settle in Virginia.
March 13, 1660: Law passed to
eliminate the latest threat to
Virginia’s established church, the Society of Friends, better known as the Quakers.
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