Question

how did religious intolerance during the colonial era influence the formation of the post - revolution government in america?
the federal government, but not state governments, could regulate religion.
each state had the authority to declare an official religion.
the idea of separation of church and state were adopted.
the idea of religious freedom was not addressed in the constitution.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The First Amendment restricts both federal and state governments from establishing or interfering with religion, so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: After the revolution, the idea was to avoid official state religions due to colonial religious intolerance, so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: Colonial religious intolerance (e.g., persecution of different faiths) led to the adoption of separation of church and state to ensure religious freedom and prevent government - sponsored religious discrimination. This is correct.
• Option 4: The Constitution (and later the First Amendment) did address religious freedom (e.g., no religious test for office in the Constitution, and First Amendment's religious clauses), so this is incorrect.

Answer:

C. The idea of separation of church and state were adopted.