In handling religion after the revolution, state governments wrestled with the issue of
a. granting religious liberty to slaves.
b. freedom of conscience.
c. separation of church and state.
d. how to fund churches.
After the revolution, state governments wrestled with the issue of separation of church and state. The actual phrase "separation of church and state" was coined by President Thomas Jefferson in 1802. This issue is covered in the first amendment of the US Constitution.
