2022 New Hampshire crime rates New Hampshire comes in well below US averages for violent crime and property crime. Its already-low violent crime rate made improvements this year, dropping from 1.6 incidents per 1,000 people to 1.5. Likewise, the property crime rate decreased from 12.2 to 11.0. What is the […]
Iceland. 1. Iceland. According to the Global Peace Index, Iceland is the safest country globally for the 13th year in a row. What is the number 1 safest country? IcelandIceland tops the Global Peace Index, which ranks countries according to safety and security, ongoing conflict and militarisation. What’s the most […]
Best US States To Visit With Kids In 2021 California. New York. Colorado. Texas. Georgia. Louisiana. Alaska. Hawaii. What is the safest state to live in children? Hawaii has the lowest relative rates of child abuse across all reported areas. What is the most kid friendly country? Denmark. #1 in […]
New Hampshire is among the best states in America to raise a family, according to a report published Monday by the folks at WalletHub. The researchers looked at various factors in the following categories: family fun, health and safety, education and child care, affordability and socio-economics. Where is the best […]
Mississippi Mississippi’s total score is 32.00, making it the most dangerous state in the United States. Mississippi ranks 50th out of 50 for Road Safety and Emergency Preparedness and 48th for Financial Safety and Workplace Safety. Mississippi has the second-highest fatalities per 100 million miles traveled. What is the most […]
Vermont Demographics White: 94.16% Two or more races: 2.02% Asian: 1.68% Black or African American: 1.36% What percent of Vermont is Black? 1.4 percentIn part, that’s because just 1.4 percent of Vermont residents are black, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (census.gov). Nationally, about 76.5 percent of the population is […]
Bible Belt The area roughly considered to constitute the United States Bible Belt Country United States States Alabama Arkansas Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia and parts of: Florida Illinois Iowa Indiana Kansas New Mexico Ohio Texas What states are the Bible […]
Rhode Island became the first colony with no established church and the first to grant religious freedom to everyone, including Quakers and Jews. Which of the 13 colonies have religious freedom? Pennsylvania and New York were two other colonies known for their establishment of religious freedom. Quaker leader William Penn […]
In 1630 the Puritan first ship Arabella carried 10,000 gallons of wine and three times as much beer as water. Puritans set strict limits on behavior and recreation but allowed drinking. Why did Puritans drink alcohol? Since the water on the Mayflower was unsafe to drink, passengers drank beer as […]
Pilgrims were separatists who first settled in Plymouth, Mass., in 1620 and later set up trading posts on the Kennebec River in Maine, on Cape Cod and near Windsor, Conn. Puritans were non-separatists who, in 1630, joined the migration to establish the Massachusetts Bay Colony. What are 2 differences between […]
Basic Tenets of Puritanism Judgmental God (rewards good/punishes evil) Predestination/Election (salvation or damnation was predetermined by God) Original Sin (humans are innately sinful, tainted by the sins of Adam & Eve; good can be accomplished only through hard work & self-discipline) Providence. God’s Grace. What are the main beliefs of […]
Religious composition of adults in Connecticut Christian 70% Evangelical Protestant 13% Baptist Family (Evangelical Trad.) 5% What type of religion is Connecticut? In Connecticut, 33 percent of residents are Catholic, 17 percent are Mainline Protestant, 13 percent are Evangelical Protestant, 5 percent area historically Black Protestant, and 3 percent are […]
Philadelphia has a number of centers of worship for a multitude of faiths. According to the Pew Research Center, the most practiced religion is Christianity with 68%, (41% Protestant and 26% Catholic) followed by Irreligion with 24%, Judaism with 3%, and other religions with 5%. What religious groups lived in […]
CLASS. The first New England colonies, which included Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, were all founded in the 17th century, beginning with the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1620. All but New Hampshire were founded as havens for various religious groups, including Puritans, Separatists, and Quakers What was the […]
The Massachusetts government favored one church, the Puritan church. This model was popular in many European countries. Throughout Western Europe, civil governments gave support to one Christian denomination. They granted them special powers and privileges, and persecuted men and women who held other religious views. Is Massachusetts a religious state? […]