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and the result was the organic unity of the Church in its firs) period. Christian Churches in America.--+ The colonization of North America sprang from religious motives. The colonists sought freedom here because of the oppre ions at home. Periods of American Church History: (1) From 1607-1660, revival and progre . (2) 1660-1720, trial, disputes with Great Britain, religious decline. (3) From 1720-1750, great revivals. (4) From 1750-1783, political agitation, freedom from British rule. (5) From 1783 to the present, extensive revivals, separation of Church and State, abolition of slavery, evangelization. The Protestant Episcopal Church. was founded by the James River Colony (1607); its first General Convention was in 1785; it ratified the Thirty nine Articles in 1832. The Puritan Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in 1620, and began the development of-Congregationalism. The Cambridge Platform was established in 1648. The Reformed (Dutch) Church was established in 1628 in New Amsterdam (New York). The first independent organization was in 1771. The Baptists began in Providence, R. L., in 1639, ie Roger Williams. The Reformed (German) Church was organized in 1741. The Luther ans were established first in New York in 1669; the first Synod was held in 1748. The Presbyterians were organized at the close of the 17th century. The first Presbytery was est4blished in Philadelphia in 1706, and the first General A embly in 1789. The first Methodist Society in the United States was established in New York in 1766, and the first Conference was held in Philadelphia_ in 1771. The Reformed Episcopal Church was organized in New York in 1873, under Bishop Cummins. The Roman Catholic Church in the United States was first established in Maryland through immigration in 1632. The Episcopal See of Baltimore’ was established in 1789. For statistics of the American Churches see the separate articles.