Tag Archives: Mathew Carey

Thundering Secession from the Pulpit

Why religion played a role in threats to secede. New England differed from the rest of the country when it came to religion. The Congregationalist Church was the state-sanctioned church of Massachusetts and Connecticut. Church and state were not separate. … Continue reading

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Why the Louisiana Purchase Angered New Englanders

Jefferson’s acquisition of the Louisiana territory disrupted the balance of power between New England and the South. The Louisiana Purchase, Jefferson’s economically crippling embargo, and his religious views caused rumblings of discontent in New England. New England was the bastion … Continue reading

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Secession?

What is all this talk about secession?  Is it for real or can we write it off as post-election bitterness?  Even those of us who yawned through history in high school remember South Carolina seceding from the Union.  It may … Continue reading

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