As a young man, Lincoln enjoyed reading the works of deists<span> such as </span>Thomas Paine. He drafted a pamphlet incorporating such ideas but did not publish it. After charges of hostility to Christianity almost cost him a congressional bid, he kept his unorthodox beliefs private. <span>The one aspect of his parents' </span>Calvinist<span> religion that Lincoln apparently embraced wholeheartedly throughout his life was the "doctrine of necessity", also known as </span>predestination<span>, </span>determinism<span>, or </span>fatalism. <span>It was almost always through these lenses that Lincoln assessed the meaning of the Civil War.</span>
A Country and and State are synonymous terms that both apply to self-governing political entities. A nation is a group of people who share the same culture but do not have supremacy.
Answer: There were many reasons why European colonists chose to settle in New Netherland. Many fled political and religious persecution. Others hoped to improve their condition by owning their own land or by participating in the fur trade.
