American History Religion in the age of exploration.
If you would understand American History, you must first understand the 16th Century view of Religion. People, they believed, were all created by God. Life on Earth was by its nature short and uncertain.
To be blunt . King or Serf or townsman, You never knew when you would die and if you died with major sins on your soul, it was hell for you and hell was seen as an unending torture chamber! The pain would never stop only get worse.
Therefore any thing you could do to save your soul was worth it and if you could make a few bucks or get some land for a better life on earth..that was just icing on the cake.
Your HOME was not on Earth. Earth was simply a place you were visiting for a short time.
Your HOME was in heaven and as long as Americans believed that, they could not be oppressed. They would fight and either win or die and go home to a better world.
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