Which of the following is NOT true of the Great Awakening?
a. Its more subdued style of preaching appealed to a wider audience than the older, bombastic style employed by the Puritans.
b. It was due in part to concerns among ministers that religious devotion was in decline due to economic growth.
c. It involved several denominations, not just Congregationalists.
d. It increased social tensions because ministers criticized certain aspects of colonial society such as commercialism and slavery.
e. It was a transatlantic movement and not just an American one.
Ans: a. Its more subdued style of preaching appealed to a wider audience than the older, bombastic style employed by the Puritans.
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