The end of "The Age of Reason"
In the late 18th century, America was coming to a standstill in religious belief, by the 1790's an estimated 10% of the non-Indian population of America were members of a formal church. Before and after the American Revolution, works of literature like Thomas Paine's "Common Sense", and Benjamin Franklin's "The Way to Wealth" began to form a national train of thought among the early Americans. These views were somewhat opposite of those which were introduced through Puritanism and The Enlightenment during the seventeenth century. However, in the end traditional religion overcame the pressure that was applied by the new schools of thought that floated around in the late 18th century.
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" was more than just a piece of literature than planted the seed for deism, it also helped inspire a nation to revolt against England, and claim independence from a government which was deemed unfair and unfit to control the colonies. In......
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