Which of the following reflected the lessening hold of Puritan piety on later generations of New Englanders?
a. The geographical dispersion of New England's population
b. The Congregational church's reliance on the Half-Way Covenant to bolster church membership
c. The erosion of the distinction between the elect and other members of society
d. The declining participation of women in Puritan congregations
e. The witchcraft trials
a, b, c
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a. opera. b. puppetry. c. poetry. d. philosophy.
Tensions between the USSC and local soldiers' aid societies were mainly a result of
A) widespread corruption in the USSC. B) women's refusal to volunteer for the USSC. C) as a quasi-governmental agency, the USSC received little respect. D) women's desire to focus their work on their own families and communities.
Which of the following did not happen to southern agriculture during the Civil War?
A) Wheat and corn production declined. B) Planters continued to plant cotton rather than grow food. C) There was a serious shortage of agricultural workers. D) Cotton production declined. E) Southern farmwives took control of their farms and encouraged their husbands to stay in the army.
Compared to China, Indian social and economic structure
A) Made it easier for a peasant to rise to higher status B) Relied on conquest of foreign territories. C) Gave a stronger role to merchants. D) Tended to discourage commerce.