How did voltaire influence the 1st amendment

His ideas helped in many ways but most importantly his belief in Religious and freedom from government sponsored religion influenced the 1st Amendment to the Constitution. The 1st Amendment (Bill of Rights) protects citizens from having their government dictate religious practices.

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"the land of the dead"

•an essay

•a mock-heroic epic  

•deals with cannibalism  

•introduces “sylphs” as guardian spirits  

•not a satire  

•written by daniel defoe

•written by alexander pope

•written by jonathan swift  

•criticizes the exploration of ireland  

•criticizes impulsive nature  

•criticizes the english upper class  

•playful tone  

•remorseful tone

•matter-of-fact tone  

“the rap of the lock”   written by alexander pope.

“a modest proposal”