In his lecture entitled "The American Scholar," which intellectual urged Americans to write about the details of their own culture?

A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Washington Irving
C. James Fenimore Cooper
D. Ralph Waldo Emerson


Answer: D

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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One of the reasons that Roger Williams got into trouble with Massachusetts Bay authorities was because he

a. called for the introduction of female clergy. b. sought to convert Indians to Roman Catholicism. c. proclaimed that the colony's civil government should not regulate religious behavior. d. claimed to have direct revelations from God. e. advocated harsh treatment of the Indians.

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