THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE SECOND GREAT AWAKENING CHARLES FINNEY AND RELIGIOUS REVIVAL
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It protected them when they wrote controversial essays
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It gave them the right to bare arms
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It protected their right to a speedy trial
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Freedom of religion prevented the government from passing laws banning the new religious practices
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Detailed explanation-1: -It established a separation of church and state that prohibited the federal government from making any law “respecting an establishment of religion.” It also prohibits the government, in most cases, from interfering with a person’s religious beliefs or practices.
Detailed explanation-2: -The First Amendment provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Detailed explanation-3: -The First Amendment has two provisions concerning religion: the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause.
Detailed explanation-4: -Our country’s founders–who were of different religious backgrounds themselves–knew the best way to protect religious liberty was to keep the government out of religion. So they created the First Amendment–to guarantee the separation of church and state.
Detailed explanation-5: -”’ The First Amendment introduced bold new ideas to the world: that government must not impose a state religion on the public, or place undue restrictions on religious practice, but must recognize the right of the people to believe and worship, or not, as their conscience dictates.