By the 1680s,New England's Religious Consensus Had Weakened to the Point

question 50

Multiple Choice

By the 1680s,New England's religious consensus had weakened to the point that

• A) most people now called themselves Calvinists rather than Puritans.
• B) some towns closed all their churches after they ran out of money.
• C) only 15 percent of adult males were church members in some towns.
• D) Puritan leaders repealed statutes making church attendance compulsory.

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