Catholicism and Protestantism became more popular in the colonies of Britain, and politics and literature often reflected the views of these religions. ... The actions taken by James seemed to signify the eventual change of Protestant establishments into Catholic ones and heightened rule of the colonies, drawing numerous outcries for autonomy in the colonies. ... (American Enlightenment [1], 1-2) While political and religious tensions grew between Britain and the colonies, many new ideas traversed the ocean from Britain to America. Many of these ideas sprung from the English radicals, known a...

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Robinson Crusoe exerts his manly independence by being the lone survivor from the shipwreck, his intelligence in ensuring his sustenance, and shows his well balanced approach to religion in order to comfort himself. ... The relationship between Crusoe and Friday is also an important factor which explains what Joyce meant by his description of Crusoe, as Robinson attempts to convert Friday to Christianity, teach him the English language, and rid him of his savage tendencies. ... Robinson Crusoe can be accurately described as the "prototype of the British colonist" due to the ways in w...

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The French would never accept it though, for they hated anything to do with the English. ... The American Revolution was essentially a conservative movement, fought to conserve the freedoms America had painstakingly developed since the 1620s during the period of British salutary neglect, in reality, a period of laissez faire government as far as the colonies were concerned. ...

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