THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Lexington and Concord
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Maryland
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Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
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Detailed explanation-1: -With a few followers, Williams founded the colony of Providence in present-day Rhode Island in 1636.
Detailed explanation-2: -He established the settlement of Providence on Narragansett Bay in June 1636, on a gift of land from the Narragansett Indians.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rhode Island became a haven for Baptists, Quakers, Jews and other religious minorities. Nearly a century after his death, Williams’ notion of a “wall of separation” between church and state inspired the founders of the United States, including Thomas Jefferson, to consider the limits of the First Amendment.
Detailed explanation-4: -Freedom of religion is a founding principle of American democracy. One of the strongest advocates of this American ideal was Roger Williams. Throughout his life, Williams fought for the idea that religion should not be subject to regulation by the government, but that it should be an individual freedom.