American Revolution: Religious History ((4 Credits))

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The Revolutionary War Residency provides students the opportunity to survey the history of the American Revolution from the end of the Seven Years War until the end of the War of 1812 and to introduce them to the major historical issues of this era, such as the causes of the war, the relationship between the First Great Awakening, the Enlightenment, the Renaissance and the Revolution; the factors behind America’s triumph in the war; revolutionary ideology and the institution of slavery; the Critical Period in American history; the creation and ratification of the U.S. Constitution; the origins and character of the first national party system in America; and the causes and course of the War of 1812. This section on religious history explores the origins and meaning of the First and Second Great Awakening, the role of religion in the Revolutionary War, and the experience of Roman Catholics in the early national period.