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Massachusetts
Wanted "Just and Equal Laws" -
1st Thanksgiving
They held a feast to thanks the Native Americans for helping them survive. -
Maryland
Massive land grant to Calvert. Catholics were welcome. A propietorship -
John Brown, The Gospel Army
Often creditted with starting the Civil War -
Religious Revival
Members of the army still celebrated mass durring the war -
Court rejected free exercise challenges
"laws are made for the government of actions, and while they cannot interfere with mere religious belief and religion"
After the case houndreds of Church leaders were jailed and Mormons deprived of voting -
Anti-evolution league
Didn't want schools to teach evolution. wanted to learn the religious way -
Scopes Trial
A teacher got taken to court for teaching evolution -
Shifted towards religious protection
1960's-1970's
added protection to religious conduct by protecting religious believers to exemption from laws to allow them to practice.