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The Anglican Church in Maryland: Factors Contributory to the American Revolution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2009

Nelson Rightmyer
Nelson Rightmyer
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Divinity School of the Episcopal Church, Philadelphia
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Extract

The causes of the American Revolution were many and varied; not least among these was the legal position of the Church of England as established by law in Maryland as well as in some of the other colonies. Under this system men were taxed for the support of the Church and the ministry but were denied any part in the appointment of ministers or relief from priests who failed to fulfill their office to the satisfaction of the taxed. At least some of the cases of supposed neglect of duty may be considered from the standpoint of the legal aspects of the case entirely apart from the character of the individuals involved.

Type
Research Article
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Church History , Volume 19 , Issue 3 , September 1950 , pp. 187 - 198
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of Church History 1950

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