As a new religion became dominant, it was common for
a. it to wipe out all traces of the previous faith.
b. it to take over places that had been sacred in earlier religious practice.
c. only new places to be considered sacred.
d. the people to reject anything that made them change their ways.
b
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As a result of the American offensives in the west during 1777–1779:
A) the British and their Indian allies decisively defeated the Americans. B) the Americans took control of all the British forts. C) most Indians responded to the American call to fight the British. D) American-Indian hostilities continued unabated for decades after the war.
All of the following differences existed between the British colonies and the Portuguese/Spanish colonies, EXCEPT:
a. More racial interbreeding occurred in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies. b. British colonists were far more numerous than Spanish colonists. c. The British colonists sought to escape European traditions, while Spanish/Portuguese sought to recreate it in the Americas. d. The British colonization began a full 100 years before the Spanish/Portuguese colonization.
Which of the following statements about the American railroad industry in the late nineteenth century is FALSE?
A. It included the nation's largest businesses. B. It relied partially on government subsidies for its growth. C. It was among the first to adopt the new corporate form of organization. D. It saw Congress outlaw railroad combinations. E. It became a national symbol of concentrated economic power.