▁the ▁colon ies ▁continued ▁to ▁th rive . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁ships ▁visited ▁Saint ▁Bar th é le my ; ▁and ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁to ▁September ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁U . S .' s ▁exports ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁The ▁island ▁was ▁notable ▁for ▁its ▁liberal ism , ▁particularly ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁religious ▁toler ation . ▁In ▁Sweden , ▁Luther an ism ▁was ▁strictly ▁ad her ed ▁to ; ▁people ▁were ▁oblig ated ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁church ▁services ▁a ▁year , ▁and ▁ad her ence ▁to ▁other ▁relig ions ▁or ▁denomin ations ▁was ▁against ▁the ▁law ▁( con version ▁to ▁Catholic ism , ▁for ▁example , ▁often ▁led ▁to ▁people ▁being ▁ex iled ). ▁However , ▁these ▁two ▁islands ▁were ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁such ▁a ▁diverse ▁group ▁of ▁people ▁from ▁European ▁background s , ▁that ▁French ▁and ▁English ▁were ▁also ▁accepted ▁official ▁languages . ▁On ▁Saint ▁Bar th é le my , ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 7 , ▁only ▁ 2 1 ▁Luther ans ▁res ided ▁there , ▁compared ▁to ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁C athol ics , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁hundred ▁people ▁from ▁different ▁Protest ant ▁denomin ations . ▁The ▁government ▁did ▁not ▁seek ▁to ▁suppress ▁this : ▁indeed , ▁they ▁ordered ▁Saint ▁Bar th é le my ' s ▁governor , ▁Rosen stein , ▁to ▁sal ary ▁a ▁Catholic ▁priest ▁to ▁come