The one American who, more than anyone else, symbolized the spirit of the Enlightenment was __________
A) Jonathan Edwards
B) George Washington
C) Cotton Mather
D) George Whitefield
E) Benjamin Franklin
Answer: E
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Prison reformer Angela Davis has argued that mass imprisonment:
A) is being used as a substitute for dealing with social injustices. B) is the best way to deal with pressing social problems. C) is the logical result of the deindustrialization of American society. D) has resulted in the destruction of a rising black leadership class.
"The Burned-Over District" was located in __________
A) eastern Ohio B) central Virginia C) western New York D) southern Pennsylvania
In the realm of religion, in the late nineteenth century, which of the following is not true?
A) Greater tolerance, or perhaps indifference to religion, led to more acceptance of religious diversity. B) Reconciliation between the Catholic Church and most Protestant denominations C) Persistent anti-Semitism continued in Eastern Europe. D) Germany and Austria-Hungary granted citizenship to Jews. E) Most European society refused to accept Jews as social equals.
Noah Webster thought every American schoolboy should be educated
A. to appreciate European culture. B. in Greek and Latin. C. in community service. D. as a nationalist. E. in a skilled trade.