... because they opposed the United States becoming a member of the League of Nations.
The League of Nations was the signature idea of President Woodrow Wilson, point #14 of his 14 Points, an international peacekeeping association which he recommended for post-war settlements. The Treaty of Versailles adopted that idea, but back home in the United States, there was not support for involving America in any association that could diminish US sovereignty over its own affairs or involve the US again in wars beyond those pertinent to the United States' own national security.
Lord forgive these people for they don't know what the truth is.... I think
Yea what the person above me said
<span>In the early seventeenth century the Puritans
had a strong belief that the Church of England has been corrupted, and is no longer the true representative of Lord. They wanted the Church
to leave many of the rituals and features which Catholics used to observe. Puritans strongly
suggested that instead of observing the Catholic rituals they should emphasize
on a personal relation with God.</span>
1607- Jamestown was founded
1620- Mayflower docks on plymouth harbor
1639- first colonial constitution
