The Establishment Clause contains this protection. It says that Congress cannot "make a law respecting an establishment of religion," and it prevents the federal government from promoting or showing preference for a religion.
The "Establishment Clause" is the 1st Amendment provision that prevents the creation of a religious government. The opening words of the 1st Amendment form this "Establishment Clause,," which prohibits the government from establishing a religion. That is, the government cannot set up a church or create laws that aid a particular religion or favors some types of religion over others..
Here is what the 1st Amendment states: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
The last battle in the American Revolution was the Siege of Yorktown, which took place in Yorktown. It began on September 28 1781, and ended October 19th of the same year.
