The main reason that Puritan churches were struggling in the early eighteenth century was because
a. parishioners found their theological doctrines too elaborate.
b. parishioners thought that ministers had gone too soft in their preaching.
c. church members embraced the notion of predestination.
d. they banned their predominantly female membership from any leadership positions.
e. the Anglican Church successfully competed for church members.
a
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A) the first African civilizations B) the division of Africa into distinct regions C) the Bantu migrations D) spread of peoples out of Africa
Richard Nixon is best described as
A. a pragmatist, who deviated from his own earlier positions in both foreign and domestic policy. B. a cold war liberal, committed equally to containment of communism abroad and an active federal welfare program at home. C. an ideologue whose rigidly anti-Communist instincts led him to stand firm against the Soviets. D. an extremist who deliberately and scornfully criticized hippies and antiwar protesters.
In the third century C.E., which of the following was NOT consistent with Rome?
A) internal anarchy B) corruption C) increase in the number of small farmers D) foreign invasion E) despotism
By the middle of the nineteenth century, Henry Cort's system of puddling had resulted in
a. Britain greatly increasing its output of cotton. b. a quadrupling of British coal production. c. Britain becoming by far the world's leading iron producer. d. the enhancement of pig iron impurities. e. an improvement in agricultural production.