Toward Religious Toleration

Question 1

Disestablishment of churches

Answer 1

Many states ended official ties between government and specific religious groups.

Question 2

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1786)

Answer 2

Written by Thomas Jefferson, declared that religion should not be imposed by government.

Question 3

End of religious tests for office

Answer 3

Some states removed religious requirements for holding public office.

Question 4

Separation of church and state .

Answer 4

Strengthened in some states, though Christianity remained influential

Question 5

Growth of religious diversity

Answer 5

Different sects flourished as legal barriers to religious practice diminished.