Question

I am in AP U.S. History. I have an assignment where I'm supposed to write a paragraph that characterizes the thinking of a Baptist Seaman in Rhode Island in 1740 on the following points below.
a. his concept of god
b.the individuals reason for existence
c. the individuals relationship to the church
d. the need for education
e. the individuals role in government
f. the individuals responsibility for improving society.

I am stumped on this. I have read the chapters a long with the notes on the assignment. I've even done some research on Baptists in the 18th century, but no luck.

Answer 1

The economic growth of 1860-1900 was originally supposed to have been created under a policy of laissez faire; however, the Federal government did much to violate this policy during this period. The government became entrenched in business of all kinds, and consequently, the concept of laissez faire became a thing of the past. This happened through the government’s policy of regulating the price of goods, granting large amounts of land for the development of the railroad, and passing the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.

Adam Smith first presented the idea of laissez faire in his book “The Wealth of Nations”. He stated that an invisible hand controlled the business market; and if left alone, an economy best suited to the needs of the people would develop. Since Smith felt that the governmen





















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Three years later, the government again violated laissez faire by passing the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. This stated that no company was allowed to fix prices or establish a complete monopoly over a given industry. However, due to the loose wording of this act, it was not heavily enforced. In fact, many industry tycoons managed to find ways around the new laws by forming trusts and merging companies. These unscrupulous business practices continued up until the year 1900, when the Roosevelt Administration began to fully enforced these laws and decrease the numbers of monopolies.

Major examples of this funding are the railroad land grants. In order to unify the westward-expanding country, the government turned to the newly invented railroad. It realized that the only way th



Some topics in this essay:
Wealth Nations”, Commerce Act, , Antitrust Act, Roosevelt Administration, laissez faire, Adam Smith, principle laissez faire, principle laissez, violated laissez faire, violated laissez, land grants, interstate commerce, passing sherman,

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Answer 2

Where was this copied and pasted from? I was looking for more historical info about Baptists in Rhode Island in 1740? This is way past 1740 and is hard to understand because the information appears to have been copied and pasted from somewhere. I appreciate your suggestion though.

Answer 3

For the Baptists, you might want to look at a Church History textbook, rather than an American History book. That'll give you more of a Christian perspective on things. there's a good one by Justo Gonzalez. You'll want the post-Reformation book of his. Secular books tend (necessarily) to ignore religion. I know more about Methodism than the Baptists, but i'll give you as much help as I can if you need it.