What kind of society did the early settlers of New England hope to create?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: A society heavily relied on faith and God. In the Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Winthrop, the leader, preached that the colony should be "a city upon a hill," basically a role model to other colonies; determination to keep their covenant and live according to the Church of England. He also preached unity within the colony; "must delight in each other, make others' conditions our own, rejoice together, mourn together, labor and suffer together
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A. Cecil Rhodes B. Jean Jacques Rousseau C. Edmund Burke D. John Stuart Mill E. John Locke
The Progressive constitution adopted by the Japanese in 1890, with authority placed in the executive branch of the government, was modeled on the government of
A. China. B. Germany. C. Great Britain. D. Russia. E. the United States.
Freud viewed unrestrained sexuality as a problem because it
a. rejected Christian morality and marriage. b. led to abuse of women. c. sapped a society's warrior virtues. d. sapped psychic energy needed for all sorts of work that held society together and enriched it. e. created excessive pleasure for the individual.
By 1775, most governors of the American colonies were
a. appointed by colonial proprietors. b. appointed by the king. c. elected by popular vote. d. elected by the vote of colonial legislatures. e. appointed by the British Parliament.