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− | ==America: the offspring of | + | ==America: the offspring of English liberty and human enterprise== |
===Sub-categories and Articles for this Portal=== | ===Sub-categories and Articles for this Portal=== | ||
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*New England and its charters | *New England and its charters | ||
*The role of religion. | *The role of religion. | ||
− | :It was a religious age. In England and America it was a Christian age. Religion was part of daily life and part of the language. | + | :It was a religious age. In Europe, England and America it was a Christian age. Religion was part of daily life and part of the language. Those who did not participate or profess faith existed, but they were few. Surprisingly, in America both government and society placed importance on uniformity of religion. But just as in England, there was very little actual uniformity to be found. This caused, as in England, religious intolerance in the early history of the colonies. |
− | :Religious intolerance | + | :Religious intolerance was behind the decision of many settlers to emigrate, but founding tolerant societies was not the intent. They sought a new land in which they could establish a society that conformed to their beliefs rather than being forced to conform their beliefs to others. Tolerance did evolve in the colonies; but almost every colony, when founded, sought to establish a church and form of worship that would be uniform among their settlers. |
+ | :But any disagreement was over which church should be the official church and not over the role of religion in society or government. Religion was a factor in every aspect of life in early America. | ||
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*The estrangement from England. | *The estrangement from England. | ||
:The colonists liked being English subjects. It was the foundation of a degree of freedom unmatched by the subjects of other European countries and it associated them with the most successful commercial and military power in Europe. | :The colonists liked being English subjects. It was the foundation of a degree of freedom unmatched by the subjects of other European countries and it associated them with the most successful commercial and military power in Europe. | ||
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====1763 to 1800==== | ====1763 to 1800==== | ||
− | 1763 was a turning point. | + | 1763 was a turning point. |
+ | <br>There is no limitation intended on the time period to which articles in this category should belong. However, articles about the time period from the end of hostilities between England and France in 1763 and the ratification of America's Constitution are likely better assigned to [[Portal:American Independence|American Independence]] and [[Portal:Liberty and Constitution|Liberty and Constitution]]. | ||
* The English no longer turn a blind eye, but seek to enforce former Acts as well as the more restrictive new ones. | * The English no longer turn a blind eye, but seek to enforce former Acts as well as the more restrictive new ones. |
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