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How did Puritan beliefs affect government in New England during the 1600s?

A
Ministers held most of the important government positions.
B
Only male church members were allowed to vote.
C
Church members appointed the governor of each colony.
D
Church members chose not to be involved in government.
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How did the Toleration Act of 1649 show that religious attitudes in the middle colonies were different from the attitudes in New England?

A
The law showed that the middle colonies would not tolerate the Puritan beliefs that were common in New England.
B
The law showed that the middle colonies wanted to follow European attitudes, not those of New England.
C
The law showed that the middle colonies were more tolerant of different religions than the Puritans of New England.
D
The law showed that the middle colonies would not follow laws that forced them to be tolerant, unlike the New England colonies.
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Ministers drew crowds in the First Great Awakening by

A
preaching that America should revolt against England.
B
declaring that people did not need to belong to a formal church.
C
giving very emotional sermons that evoked strong images.
D
promising that everyone who had faith would become rich.
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How did living on plantations in the southern colonies in the 1600s affect the way people practiced religion?

A
Each plantation had its own church with its own minister who lived there.
B
Most plantation owners shunned religion because it preached against slavery.
C
Few people attended regular church services because they lived too far away.
D
People were very strict and traveled great distances to attend regular services.
5

Pennsylvania was established in 1682 as a haven for

A
Puritans.
B
Quakers.
C
Anglicans.
D
Catholics.
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How did Puritan influence in New England change from the 1600s to the 1700s?

A
Puritan influence declined as religious tolerance increased.
B
Puritan influence increased as more Puritans were elected to government.
C
Puritan influence increased as more Puritans arrived from England.
D
Puritan influence declined as many Puritans returned to England.
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The Religious Society of Friends was a colonial group that was also known as

A
the Anglicans.
B
the Pilgrims.
C
the Puritans.
D
the Quakers.
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Colonial governments had to settle disputes between religious groups during the First Great Awakening. As a result, the colonies became

A
distrustful of all religions.
B
more uniform in religious practices.
C
less tolerant of the Puritans.
D
more tolerant of diverse religions.
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During the 1600s, the Quakers of the middle colonies believed that

A
women should not be part of the church.
B
all people should be Quakers.
C
church rituals were not very important.
D
the church should control the government.
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Who was a religious leader during the First Great Awakening?

A
John Higgerson
B
Roger Williams
C
Anne Hutchinson
D
Jonathan Edwards

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