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Unit 6 Religion WASP White Anglo-Saxon Protestant The early immigrants were generally called the WASPs. Most of them believed in the Protestant church. They transplanted the English values and traditions into America. This provides a historical reason for the “special” relationship between America and Britain. Disproportionately large Religious Liberty 1. By the mid-18th century Protestants live side by side in relative harmony. 2. John Lock Social contract theory 3. The Enlightenment Deism Religious Liberty 4. After independence Constitution guarantees rel