And this was in the 18th century (that's 1700's to those of you in Rio Linda). I see it as the First Great Awakening batting a couple of singles to get some men on base but not quite bring them home, then the Second Great Awakening hitting some singles and doubles to bring home the runners and win the game.
To me, what God did through the great awakenings is nothing short of amazing.
Interesting. Do you know of a good book or source which discusses this? I’d like to know more.
“Only 2 states (Georgia and South Carolina) dug their heels in and said they wouldn’t help start the nation unless they could keep slaves.”
I reject what that woman said but you are not helping matters.
Two states could not have stopped the founding of this nation. The U.S. Constitution could have been ratified with just nine states.
So you are telling me that of all 13 slave states in existence at the time, all but 2 were willing to forgo slavery? This does not ring true. It sounds made up.
Further evidence? Well when Jefferson tried to make the Declaration explicitly anti-slavery, the rest of the committee overrode him and had him remove that language.
In fact, they put in a "cause" which said:
"He has incited domestic insurrections amongst us..."
And this refers to efforts to trigger a slave rebellion by offering freedom to slaves. (Lord Dunmore's proclamation.)
That is an interesting piece of history I have not run across. Do you have sources for that? Yes only 9 were needed to ratify the Constitution, but what was their influence on the other states?