An unintended outcome of the Second Great Awakening was
a. the ordination of women as ministers
b. a decline in support for education
c. general decline in church participation by congregants
d. increasing interest in social reform
e. tightening of ministers' control over their congregations
Ans: d. increasing interest in social reform
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A. grew despite laws establishing the Church of England as the official colonial religion in some colonies. B. flourished due to the diversity of practices brought by settlers. C. was unmatched in any European nation. D. was enhanced because no single religious code could be imposed on any large area. E. All these answers are correct.
The period 1817 to 1821 became known as the "era of good feelings" because there
a. had been a final agreement reached on the major political questions facing the country b. was general prosperity throughout the country c. was an outburst of national patriotism and the collapse of the Federalist party overwhelmed sectional differences in the nation d. were no problems in foreign affairs. e. was an increase in spiritual pursuits.
According to Marshall McLuhan, the ________ was the dominant sense organ in humans during the tribal age.
A) eye B) nose C) ear D) tongue
Which of the following statements best describes Benjamin Franklin's education?
a. Benjamin Franklin studied science under key figures of the Enlightenment at the University of Berlin b. Benjamin Franklin was home schooled by his older brother who was a teacher with a great interest in his education. c. Because he never attended school, Benjamin Franklin never learned to read or write. d. Benjamin Franklin was self-taught, teaching himself to write through his own personal program of reading.