AMERICA, GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON THEE: Providential Events in the Founding of the United States

During the War of Independence and the founding era, numerous events occurred for which the Founders had no explanation – they could only attribute their good fortune to a superior being, and they regularly used words like “providence,” “divine protection,” “the Invisible Hand,” and “the Supreme Judge” to describe His help. These are the stories of some of the many occurrences that the Founders attributed to God’s Providence.

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