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John Winthrop, “A Modell of Christian Charity” (1630) John Winthrop, “A Modell of Christian Charity” (1630)
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John Winthrop, “A Modell of Christian Charity” John Winthrop, “A Modell of Christian Charity”
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Further Reading Further Reading
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Maryland Act Concerning Religion (1649) Maryland Act Concerning Religion (1649)
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Maryland Act Concerning Religion Maryland Act Concerning Religion
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William Penn, Frame of Government of Pennsylvania and Laws Agreed Upon in England (1682) William Penn, Frame of Government of Pennsylvania and Laws Agreed Upon in England (1682)
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William Penn, Frame of Government of Pennsylvania and Laws Agreed Upon in England William Penn, Frame of Government of Pennsylvania and Laws Agreed Upon in England
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The Preface The Preface
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Laws Agreed Upon in England, & C. Laws Agreed Upon in England, & C.
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James Madison, “Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments” (1785) James Madison, “Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments” (1785)
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James Madison, “Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments” James Madison, “Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments”
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Thomas Jefferson, Act for Establishing Religious Freedom in Virginia (1786) Thomas Jefferson, Act for Establishing Religious Freedom in Virginia (1786)
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Thomas Jefferson, Act for Establishing Religious Freedom in Virginia Thomas Jefferson, Act for Establishing Religious Freedom in Virginia
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1 Religious Establishment and Religious Freedom in Early America
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Published:May 2017
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This chapter presents documents that show how Britain's New World colonies were shaped both by the tradition of religious establishment and by the newer ideas of religious toleration. Unlike the early colonists, many of the founders of the United States doubted that religious establishment was necessary. They were constrained in part by American political realities: the newly independent nation was simply too religiously diverse for any one group to claim official status. The documents provided include John Winthrop's “A Modell of Christian Charity” (1630), the Maryland Act Concerning Religion (1649), William Penn's Frame of Government of Pennsylvania and Laws Agreed Upon in England (1682), James Madison's “Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments” (1785), and Thomas Jefferson's Act for Establishing Religious Freedom in Virginia (1786).
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