The Pilgrims in the New England region were held in line by the “social compact,” which was an agreement between the Pilgrims and the community. This agreement provided no tolerance for disorder or deviance, to ensure that everything was orderly, and mutual vigilance of the pilgrims was required (doc. 4). The strict Puritan colonies did not tolerate other religions, with the sole exception of Rhode Island's religious freedom policy. As for the Chesapeake region, even though the area was not founded on a religious basis, the region did have some forms of religion in the colonies. The Act of Toleration was implemented in 1649, in Maryland. The Act of Tolerance supported all Christians but ordered the death of those who denied the divinity of Jesus. Anyone not accepted under the Act of Tolerance was paid a ridiculously high fee; if the person could not pay, he was to be publicly whipped and imprisoned without