Religion in North America began with the religions and spiritual practices of Native Americans. Later, religion also played a role in the founding of some colonies, as many colonists, such as the Puri
Tenskwatawa, by George Catlin.
The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe (1914)
Roger Williams was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1636 for advocating religious liberty.
The Maryland Toleration Act, passed in 1649.
Religion in the United States is both widespread and diverse, with higher reported levels of belief than other wealthy Western nations. Polls indicate that an overwhelming majority of Americans believ
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The Washington National Cathedral.
Pilgrims Going to Church by George Henry Boughton (1867)
A Congregational church in Cheshire, Connecticut