When Jeffersonian Americans sought "cultural independence" they meant that they wanted the freedom and "space" to live life the way they wished, without having to conform to the norms and customs of immigrant and other groups.
In this excerpt from the United States Constitution in regards to religion, the meaning is that <em>Citizens cannot be blocked from a political position based on religion</em>. Religious qualifications for public office have always been prohibited by Article VI of the Constitution of the United States, at the national level of the federal system of government.
They are in accordance with the Decalogue (Ten Commandments) given by Moses to the Israelites. This is the Law of God to the Jews. The commandments are also summarised in “Love thy neighbour as thyself”.
<span>Railroad systems basically help by promoting growth of a nation economically and relative safety of travel. Travel that occurred prior to the use of trains was dangerous, i.e. wagon trains.
Trains also allowed materials and goods to be transported across a nation and beyond, giving people along the route a way to continue to build and thrive in previously remote areas.</span>
