Whether Secular or Religious, the Utopian Communities of the Antebellum

question 26

Multiple Choice

Whether secular or religious, the utopian communities of the antebellum era failed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT the

• A) stress on the individualistic impulses of human nature.
• B) recurring problems of unstable leadership.
• C) financial bickering.

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