Question

Which of the following statements about the relationship between religion and politics during colonial times is true?
A.
Tensions before the American Revolution were unrelated to religious matters.
B.
Revolutionary ideas of individualism led people to want to practice other religions.
C.
Political beliefs were unimportant to people when compared to religious beliefs.
D.
Wanting religious freedom often led people to support the independence movement.

Answer 1

D. Wanting religious freedom often led people to support the independence movement.

The colonists had come from varied backgrounds of faith and wanted to express it in their own way without wanting to be told the proper way to worship

Answer 2

Answer:

D. Wanting religious freedom often led people to support the independence movement.

Explanation:

For some American colonists, the ideas of religious freedom were often associated with support for the independence movement. This is because challenging the authority of the church to govern their lives was not so different from challenging the authority of the monarchy. Historians often suggest that the Great Awakening was one major influence on the U.S. government embracing ideas of the separation of church and state.