Why was Puritan minister Samuel Sewell upset about the behavior of Boston's mercantile elites?

What will be an ideal response?


He feared that these merchants were more concerned with financial success than religious devotion.

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Why did the United States almost lose the War of 1812, and how did it ultimately escape defeat?

What will be an ideal response?

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The chapter introduction relates the story of the "World's Columbian Exposition" to make the point that

A. the 1890s marked a return to a more stable political and social order after the upheavals of the previous two decades. B. American society and the world had been transformed by the industrial revolution. C. by the 1890s, politicians from the South and the West were winning national office more regularly than easterners. D. a political revolution in the 1890s undermined the longstanding power of the Republican party.

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What city did Calvin settle in and rule as a theocratic society?

a. Paris b. Amsterdam c. Geneva d. Augsburg e. Munich

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What disadvantage did many women who assisted their husbands in textile factories during the 1820s and 1830s experience?

A. They were subject to their husband's discipline in the factory. B. They often did less skilled work than they had in the family economy. C. They were responsible for supervising their children during their work shifts. D. They needed to learn new production methods and machinery.

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