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Covenanters
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The Covenanters were a force in Scottish religion and politics between 1638-1688, and aimed to maintain their chosen forms of church government and worship. Prior to 1650, they formed the country's government before coming under pressure during the Commonwealth period of Oliver Cromwell and government persecution. The Cameronian Covenanters, the followers of James Cameron, considered themselves to be the remnant of the true Presbyterian Church of Scotland and were also politically engaged; however, by the 1690s the majority of Presbyterians had given up Cameronian religious programs and accepted the toleration granted to them by King James VII.