INTERVIEW: The Religious Freedom That Saved the Revolution

Religion could have torn the Revolution apart — but it didn’t.

Historian Kate Carté reveals how the Great Awakening, Protestant ideas, Deism, anti-Catholic fears, and Enlightenment thought all collided, yet ultimately helped create America’s revolutionary unity through religious freedom.

⏱ Timestamps

00:00 – Meet Professor Kate Carté

00:40 – Religion & the Revolution

01:47 – The Great Awakening’s impact

04:22 – Religious divisions in the colonies

07:33 – Faith as a unifying force

08:56 – Post-Revolution religious freedom

11:01 – Anti-Catholic sentiment in America

16:01 – Religious tests & citizenship

21:41 – Enlightenment, Deism & Protestantism

27:19 – Religion & slavery in the Revolution

29:01 – Religion’s role in the Civil War

30:01 – Personal insights & future projects

32:48 – Conclusion

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