History of Christianity in the United States among the many notable minister-activists. They were especially important during the later years of the movement in the 1950s and 1960s. History of Christianity in the United States Christianity was introduced to North America as it was colonized by Europeans beginning in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Spanish, French, and British brought Roman Catholicism to the colonies of New Spain, New France and Maryland respectively, while Northern European peoples introduced Protestantism to Massachusetts Bay Colony, New Netherland, Virginia colony, Carolina Colony, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Lower Canada. Among Protestants, adherents to Anglicanism, Methodism, the Baptist Church, Congregationalism, Presbyterianism, Lutheranism,
Miriam (given name) the Western and Arab worlds. In the Quran, Mary's name assumed the Arabic form "Maryam" (مريم), which has also passed into other languages. The Greek variant "Maria" passed into Latin and from thence into many modern European languages. The letter "y" in the transliteration "Miryam" represents the palatal glide /j/. The metathesized spelling "Myriam" has also gained some currency, especially in France, alongside "Miriam" and "Miryam". The name of Israeli or Lebanese people called "Miriam" may be transliterated "Miryam" or "Myriam" depending on whether the context of the transliteration is French or English. Miriam (given name) Miriam () is a