Religion In America Timeline by https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc en-us 2023-01-29 22:05:41 UTC 2025-11-24 12:11:43 UTC hello@padlet.com Salem Witch Trials 1692-1693 jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2468675958 The Salem Witch Trials began in Salem Massachusetts where suffering from fits claimed that several women were inflicting the devil onto them, accusing them of being witches. These accusations soon became very popular to accusing a women who did not fit into social norms and over 150 people mostly women where put to trial

]]> 2023-02-04 22:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2468675958 Second Great Awakening 1790-1850 jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2468676001 1790-1850 (1820-1840)
Period of religious revival where church membership increased. Camp meetings in the western parts (new york, Kentucky, places with a less strongly founded church tradition) preachers would convert audiences to the more evangelical form of Christianity. Many movements that come out the this are focused on the apocalypse and doing good to be able to bring heaven to earth. 


]]> 2023-02-04 22:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2468676001 American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2468676061 Congress resolved that "it shall be the policy of the United States to protect and preserve for American Indians their inherent right of religious freedom to believe express and exercise traditional religions"(pg. 39Ablbanese)

]]> 2023-02-04 22:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2468676061 Wounded Knee Massacre 1890 jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2468676116 December 29 1890, US army surrounded Ghost Dancers when a fight broke out followed by massacre of more than 150 natives murdered including women and children, which ended the Ghost dance movement

]]> 2023-02-04 22:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2468676116 Religious Freedom Act of 1993 jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2485803155 "Congress adopted this act to override the supreme court decision in the Employment Division Department of Human Resources of Oregon Vs Smith; (court agreed with Oregon state agency to deny unemployment benefits to two Native Americans because they failed drug tests after taking peyote in a religious ceremony), which ultimately led to greater protection under the first amendment free exercise clause"]]> 2023-02-17 02:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2485803155 Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith (1990) jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2485808405 the court agreed with an Oregon state agency to deny unemployment benefits to two Native Americans because they failed drug tests after taking peyote in a religious ceremony)]]> 2023-02-17 02:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2485808405 18th Amendment 1919-1923 jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2486694807 Prohibition of Liquor 
Women's temperance movement had a big impact on starting this; result from social movements like the temperance movement that followed the industrial revolution.]]> 2023-02-17 19:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2486694807 15th Amendment 1869 jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2486698163 "Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote."

result from social movements like the temperance movement that followed the industrial revolution.]]> 2023-02-17 19:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2486698163 1816 African Methodist Episcopal Church founded jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2498484040 Richard Allens movement took on a formal and independent character as a number of churches came together to form AME ]]> 2023-02-28 19:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2498484040 1787 Free African Society created jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2498489324 Richard Allen and Absalom Jones created Free African Society in Philadelphia, a nondenominational national religious society, then later the AME grew from this once both Richard and jones founded churches separate ]]> 2023-02-28 19:14:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2498489324 1844 Know Nothing Party Founded jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2499936658 Later known as the American Party. This political party was founded due to the rise of immigration of catholic immigrants during the 1840s, German Catholics in the west and Irish in the East. They had heavy Nativist beliefs and thought that this immigration was a threat. They also called for restrictions on immigration and exclusion of foreign born from voting or holding office as well as 21 year residency to obtain citizenship]]> 2023-03-01 17:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2499936658 WW1 began 1914 jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2499945814 Because many religions fought beside one another this helped religious tolerance grow in America.]]> 2023-03-01 17:55:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2499945814 1960 JFK elected president jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2499948917 JFK first catholic president was elected in America demonstrating a huge landmark for acceptance of Catholism as an American religion]]> 2023-03-01 17:57:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2499948917 The six-day war of 1967 jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2509042203  "In six days, Israel defeated three Arab armies, gained territory four times its original size, and became the preeminent military power in the region. The war transformed Israel from a nation that perceived itself as fighting for survival into an occupier and regional powerhouse."(Wilson center). This also led to American Jews having a stronger urge to support Israel. Despite the new secureness tensions with Palestinians have increased with and created wavering support from American Jews.]]> 2023-03-08 18:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2509042203 ww2/ Holocaust 1933-1945 jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2509102687 1933 January 30th Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany and begins his plan to eliminate the Jewish people.]]> 2023-03-08 19:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2509102687 1844 Joseph Smith Killed jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2549506038 Joseph Smith the founded and leader of Latter-day Saints was murdered by a mob before awaiting trail in a town jail in Illinois]]> 2023-04-11 02:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2549506038 February 28 1993 Waco siege of Mount Carmel jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2549529256 In 1993 there was a 51-day standoff between federal agents and Branch Davidians who were led by their cult leader David Koresh. Almost 80 people including many women and children died when the standoff led to the burning of the building which was burned to the ground by most likely David Koresh. Legal authorities began the raid because of the suspicion of many leather automatic weapons and bombs that where in the possession of this group in David Koresh's belief that the end of times would come and they would have to fight in the end.]]> 2023-04-11 02:42:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2549529256 1913 The Moorish Science Temple was founded jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2549557455 Moorish Science Temple was created by Timothy Drew in Chicago. In the early 20th century there was a rise of interest from African Americans in interest do to the ties that Christianity had with Western ideals that were used to oppress them. This group was a blend of black nationalism, Christianity, and Islam.]]> 2023-04-11 03:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2549557455 Death of Timothy Drew Ali 1929 jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2549560758 Drew ali passed and his death was unknown causes]]> 2023-04-11 03:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2549560758 The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (The McCarran-Walter Act) jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2557740492 The 1965 Immigration and naturalization act erased these racist acts and bills and allowed for more eastern religions to immigrant to America]]> 2023-04-18 00:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2557740492 1882 the Chinese Exculsion Act jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2557742410 This act had a ten year ban on any immigration on chinese into the United states]]> 2023-04-18 00:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2557742410 End of The Vietnam War 1975 jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2578767550 The Vietnam War was from 1954 to 1975 and was the first war that was so nationally televised which had a major impact on how America viewed the government. A lack of trust for the government along with the churches which indorsed the government was a repercussion of the war. Which led to a new wave of religious movements (hippie movement) ]]> 2023-05-04 19:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2578767550 Jonestown 1978 jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2578771505 Jim Jones began the Peoples Temple cult which opened mid-1950s, eventually, he started a compound in Guyana capeton where the infamous mass suicide happened were over 900 people killed themselves under Jim Jones orders]]> 2023-05-04 19:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2578771505 Scopes Trial (State v. John Scopes) 1925 jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2578788478 In 1925 John scopes a high school teacher was charged with illegally teaching evolutionism, he was found guilty but the case did not make it to the supreme court, this case demonstrates the beginning of the divide between creationism and modernism which is still a major divide today.]]> 2023-05-04 20:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2578788478 !987 Edwards v. Aguillard jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2578790002 Edwards v Aguiallrd decided you can't teach creationism in public schools in 1987]]> 2023-05-04 20:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2578790002 American Council of Christian Churches jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2581110801 In the 1940s Carl Mcintire formed the ACCC.]]> 2023-05-07 22:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2581110801 Decline of Christian Population In America 2007-2014 jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2581117326 As the population of Christians in America declined there also has been a growth in nonchristian faiths which shows the rise of alternative spiritual practices that came from new age religion and new ideas of holistic medicine, mediation yoga reiki and populatity of affermations as prayer etc.]]> 2023-05-07 22:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2581117326 January 10th 2020 COVID 19 jacindahirschberg https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2581117792 The beginning of the novel coronavirus ]]> 2023-05-07 22:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jacindahirschberg/6gg920ywat0pglpc/wish/2581117792