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Colonization: The Role Of Religion In Society
During Colonization there were troubles with Native Americans (disease, Indian Wars, Massachusetts Bay), John Winthrop and the city on a hill, Puritans, Role of religion in society, the American Dream (social mobility, land, and a fresh start.) During the Revolution the main people were Benjamin Franklin, John Locke, and Phillis Wheatley. Some ideas during this time were the Enlightenment which was the belief of science and guides to life. Finally for Popular Sovereignty it was for the Kansas/Nebraska Act during 1854, during the bleeding Kansas John Brown starts his own part inside of this. Also Pro-slavery and abolitionists using violence to get what they want and to basically force them to do anything they want. First of all, the religion
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