The most significant objection to the rule of James II was that he
A. was openly Catholic.
B. had no sons, ensuring a succession crisis.
C. refused to allow parliament to meet.
D. exiled his political opponents to the American colonies.
E. wanted to force Scotland to join the United Kingdom.
Answer: A
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How did the Second Great Awakening encourage a religious excitement that the more established and conservative churches had failed to do?
a. Revivalist ministers returned to an earlier message of predestination. b. Revivalist ministers built elaborate new churches for their religious gatherings. c. Revivalist ministers preached a new idea of a personal relationship to God. d. Revivalist ministers attempted to maintain a strict social stratification.
The Pilgrims left England primarily because they
A) were expelled from England by the government. B) believed the Church of England was too corrupt to save. C) wanted to form a profitable trading company. D) wanted to establish a colony where everyone could have freedom of religion.
The capitalist revolution in agriculture strengthened the independence and financial security of most yeoman farmers.
a. true b. false
By promising cheap western land to white family farmers, "Free Soil" ideology appealed to popular-class values of equality and racism.
a. true b. false