The United States had reverted to a policy of isolationism, and therefore remained neutral.
Mayflower Compact (oldest)
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
United States Constitution (youngest)
In the early 17th century Galileo was indeed convicted of heresy because he claimed that Earth revolved around the Sun. This conviction was an example of an religiously motivated conviction of someone who had the best intentions in mind in the sense of mankind achieving greater knowledge.
Maybe the one at the bottom
