California State Standard 5.4 is delineated as: Students understand the political, religious, social, and economic institutions that evolved in the colonial era. Understanding the historical contributions of religion and key elements of world religions is essential to a complete knowledge of America's civilization and to being a well educated person. Since religions have had such a great influence on the behavior of individuals and nations, a study about religions has a place in the curriculum. This model lesson focuses on the religious institutions and groups which developed with the founding of the 13 original colonies. The lesson discusses significance of topic ("Beginning the Topic"; "Developing the Topic"; "Culminating the Topic"); extended and correlated activities; resources for the sample topic; resources for other topics; Appendix IV-1--"A Model of Christian Charity"; Appendix IV-2--"Roger Williams Bloudy Tenets of Persecution, 1644"; Appendix IV-3--"Rhode Island Colonial Charter, 1663"; Appendix IV-4--"Trial of Anne Hutchison, Boston, 1637"; Appendix IV-5--"Mary Dyer, a Quaker in a Puritan Colony"; Appendix IV-6--"Frame of the Government of the Province of Pennsylvania in America, 1682"; Appendix IV-7--"Old Deluder Law, 1647"; Appendix IV-8--"Lord Baltimore's Instructions to Maryland Settlers, 1663"; Appendix IV-9--"Maryland Toleration Act, 1649"; and worksheet. The lesson also contains focus questions. (BT)