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Goods and God: The Intersection of Consumerism and Christianity in Post-Revolutionary America
After American independence and the end of the Revolution in 1783, the young nation was on its way to carve out a distinctly American identity. This exhibit will explore the roles religion and consumerism played in the formation of that identity and the various ways the two interacted, grew, and even reinforced each other. The ways in which material culture mixed with "Freedom of Religion" had an immense impact on the way early Americans saw themselves and their country and would go on the influence the nation's culture for better or worse.