Impact of the Toleration Act (1689) and Anglican supremacy?

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Why was the Toleration Act passed? 

  • To find a compromise for Tory and Anglican demands for Anglican supremacy in England. 

What were the terms of the Toleration Act? 

  • Dissenters were exempt from punishment if they swore allegiance to the Anglican Church under the 1678 Test Act. 
  • However, they were not expected to attend Anglican Church, and so groups like the Quakers were allowed to grow. 

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