Evolution of Government Questions a. How did religious persecution in Europe influence colonial attitudes and governments in North America? Religious persecution was the reason that many of the colonists moved to the Americas. The right to practice there beliefs how they wanted was paramount to the way of life of the colonists. The freedom of religion allowed the colonists to establish a new way of life centered on their beliefs. While many of the colonists …showed first 75 words of 634 total…

…showed last 75 words of 634 total…only 9 out of the 13 states were needed to ratify. The constitution was passed, and for the first time the US had a central government and a new branch, the executive, most saw it as a necessary evil. Many did distrust it and wanted to curb its power as not to get another dictator this time on US soil. The constitution was debated years latter on how it was to be interpreted, and amendments were made.