Why were some of the nation's leading churches slow to speak out against greed and other social vices?
a. Many of their benefactors and leading members were wealthy businessmen.
b. They were losing members and worried about losing even more parishioners.
c. They were struggling with internal scandals.
d. Church leaders believed it was not their mission to engage in social and political debates.
e. They were based primarily in rural areas where they were few social problems.
a
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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A) fishing rights in the Gulf of Mexico B) the status of slaves in Mexico C) the southern border of Texas D) the purchase price of California
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A) Small farmers did not have the hard currency needed to purchase land at one dollar an acre. B) Indians were allowed to remain in their ancestral lands. C) The territories created in this region could not become states in their own right. D) Southern protests forced Congress to open this region to slavery.
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A) Watts, California B) Memphis, Tennessee C) Orlando, Florida D) Ferguson, Missouri