Puritans objected to the way Queen Elizabeth I's bishops interpreted the Protestant doctrine of predestination because the bishops argued that
A) the morality of individual behavior on earth had no effect on God's decision about a person's salvation.
B) people who knew they were saved need not be bound by earthly laws.
C) a person's efforts to lead a good life might cause God to change His mind and save a person who was previously damned.
D) the correctness of an individual's religious beliefs had no effect on whether a person was saved or damned.
C
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Why did Great Britain become more powerful in North America than either France or Spain in the first half of the 18th century?
A) France and Spain fought a debilitating war that allowed the British to develop their possessions without interference. B) Great Britain greatly expanded its navy and built new bases in North America and the Caribbean. C) Great Britain's population in North America more than quadrupled. D) France underwent a series of leadership changes that prevented it from giving its colonies much attention E) Spain abandoned most of its North American possessions in favor of building its empire in Africa.
What situation led to the Compromise of 1850?
A) ?California's request to join the Union as a free state B) ?A disagreement over the route for a transcontinental railroad C) ?A proposal to abolish the slave trade in the nation's capital D) ?None of these
How did Roosevelt go about winning the Democratic nomination in 1932?
A) He set the populists and urban reformers in opposition to each other. B) He called for an end to traditional beliefs and conservative policies. C) He backed the platform of the segregationists against the reformers. D) He appealed to both the traditionalists and the new urban elements within the party. E) He relied heavily on minority voters.
By 1622, __________ had not only subdued and re-Catholicized Bohemia but conquered the Palatinate as well.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).