• jordanlund@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    The Puritains. Yes, kicked out of England and came here because nobody else wanted them.

    But you have to keep in mind the time scales involved…

    1492 - Columbus makes contact in the Carribean.

    1620 - Pilgrims come across on the Mayflower.

    1630 - Some 20,000 Puritains come across.

    1776 - Declaration of Independence.

    1787-1788 - Constitution.

    • LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Yeah, the timeline between Columbus and the Constitution was huge. I know that a lot of the founding fathers were deists as well, which is fascinating. I wish some of their visions for the country were still a thing.