... of their own to guide their lives. Even after the decline of Puritanism as the dominant religion as new settlers arrived in America, the sense of religion was still strong. Catholicism and Protestantism became more popular in the colonies of Britain, and politics and literature often reflected the views of these religions. During the Glorious Revolution, tensions drew in America ... autonomy in the colonies. This instance of religion playing a significant role in politics is but one of many in the history of America under rule of Britain. (American Enlightenment [1], 1-2) While politica...

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... of their own to guide their lives. Even after the decline of Puritanism as the dominant religion as new settlers arrived in America, the sense of religion was still strong. Catholicism and Protestantism became more popular in the colonies of Britain, and politics and literature often reflected the views of these religions. During the Glorious Revolution, tensions drew in America ... autonomy in the colonies. This instance of religion playing a significant role in politics is but one of many in the history of America under rule of Britain. (American Enlightenment [1], 1-2) While politica...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... "elected" officials were out to destroy liberty. The oppositionists referred to themselves as the "country party." They were not, of course, the only ones who began questioning English government, however. English radicals such as Joseph Priestly and James Burgh collected ideas from Enlightenment and oppositionist authors and found that "at the heart of all political relationships raged a struggle between the aggressive extension of artificial power ... everywhere was bombarding the Americans with messages describing the "enslavement" of the colonies by Britain, as well as ancient Greek...

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