Why did the importance of religion decline throughout the colonies from the 17th to the 18th century?

according to the quotation from booker t. washington's 1895 atlanta compromise speech.

in the great leap from slavery to freedom . . the masses of us are to live by the production of our hands . . we shall prosper . . as we learn to dignify and glorify common labor.

washington believed that  hard work had its own kind of dignity.

explanation:

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answer; /// slavery should be outlawed in the new country, was part of the initial draft of the declaration of independence, but not part of the final