Why was English Protestantism able to spread so successfully in the 1500s?
A) popular dissatisfaction with the clergy
B) the fact that Martin Luther and John Calvin were both English
C) the fervent Catholicism of the Tudor Kings
D) the English hostility to the French Huguenots
E) Mary I becoming queen of England
Answer: A
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A) It became increasingly standardized as the same amusements were available in all parts of the country. B) It retained regional favor in the South, New England, the Southwest, and other areas with strong cultural traditions. C) It was available only to the middle class, who could afford it. D) It became less important as Americans placed renewed emphasis on individualism. E) It was strongly influenced by the radical, bohemian art world.
The Wilmot Proviso, introduced into Congress during the Mexican War, declared that
a. no further Mexican territory could be annexed to the United States. b. slavery would be banned from all territories that Mexico ceded to the United States. c. the Mexican Cession should be carved into an equal number of slave and free states. d. English should be the official language in the territory acquired from Mexico. e. slavery in the territories would be determined by democratic vote.
Female progressives often justified their reformist political activities on the basis of
a. the need to assert female power against male oppression. b. America's need to catch up with more progressive European nations. c. women's need for more opportunities to work outside the home to support their families. d. the harsh treatment of working women by employers. e. their being essentially an extension of women's traditional roles as wives and mothers.
How did the Great Awakening help unite the colonies politically in the second half of the eighteenth century?
What will be an ideal response?