The wide variety of diverse cultural groups and religious faiths in the colonial period

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forced all the colonies to become one single culture and religion

divided the colonies so deeply that they never united

led to a series of civil wars that destroyed the colonies over time

set the tradition of separation of church and state, as well as the foundation for cultural and religious diversity in the united states

Set the tradition of separation of church and state, as well as the foundation for cultural and religious diversity in the United States

It me to understand the world and my place in it. for example, (and i know i’m using the terminology ‘historical perspective’ loosely here; some of my examples may be better termed an ‘evolutionary perspective’) knowing that all humans can trace their ancestry back to a common ancestor who lived in southern ethiopia ~200,000 years ago makes me feel connected to everyone on the planet. knowing that some of our ancestors left africa about 70,000 years ago and interbred with more archaic hominin species in europe and elsewhere, me to see the stupidity of white supremacist ‘purity of the race’ themes. seeing how religion was used to enslave people, and how callously lives were thrown away by those in power in the world wars of the past century makes me feel extremely fortunate to be living in the modern era. and, perhaps most importantly is that this knowledge makes me for the sacrifices our ancestors made to get us to this point, and determined to do my part to make the world a better place for the next generation.