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American National Government Course Report Paper

Part one: References List.
[1]Holy Bible
[2]Religion in Colonial America: Trends, Regulations, and Beliefs
From www.facinghistory.org
[3]Religion in Colonial America: Trends, Regulations, and Beliefs.
From www.facinghistory.org
[4]America’s Christian Colonies. By Ed Brayton
[5]American Government and Christianity. By Kerby Anderson
[6]Their Christian Roots By Kerby Anderson
[7]One Nation under God By Kerby Anderson
[8]The beginnings of the Nations By John F. Walvoord
[9]The Bible and Government From www.faithhfacts.org
[10]Christianity as an Influence on the Founding Fathers By John A. Sterling

Part two: How did religion influence the creation of the U.S GOVERNMENT? In order to answer this question, we have to focus on four aspects: what role did religion have in establishing colonial government before independence? How did religion influence any of the founding fathers? How did religion influence the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution? How has the role of religion changed in public life since the founding of the U.S. Government? Let’s find the answer one by one. Dating back to colonial era, Christian religious played an influential role in each of the British colonies [2], and religious chaos influenced all the Europe, many people who sought to practice or proselytize a different version of Christianity or a non-Christian faith were sometimes persecuted. But in turn, as the colonies became more settled, the influence of the clergy and their churches grew. At the heart of most communities was the church. [2] As the difference ideas about the religion and lower influence of the British, the relationship between American colony and British changed, more and more people were attracted by the freedom of religion in American. But the British didn’t want that happen, so then War of Independence out broke. So we can see, how the religion influenced the

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