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Introduction aux Études Atlantiques

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Religion and Politics across the Atlantic from the Mayflower to the American Revolution

Religion has been central to American life since the Pilgrims first sailed across the Atlantic. Like the Puritans, American religion was largely imported from Britain, and the relationship between British and American religion is central to understanding the development of religion in America.

American political ideas were also largely formed in Britain. But if that much is largely non-controversial, which British political ideas influenced the Americans has been the source of continuing controversy among historians. Analyzing the intellectual origins of the declaration of independence will provide us with an introduction to both transatlantic political thought and the issues surrounding it.