1. Puritans and Crèvecoeur's American Dream
... established. Religious toleration became mandatory in order for the people to live peacefully and productively. Rhode Island even declared complete toleration of all religions on its charter of 1663. Not too long after that, in the 1680s, Pennsylvania joined them and everyone that was a peaceful worshiper ... country urbanized, new opportunities became available, to its people, and laws were adapted to accommodate them. According to Crèvecoeur, "The American is a new man, who acts upon new principles; he must therefore entertain new ideas, and form new opinions. From involuntary idlene...
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