Which of the Following Is NOT True of the Great

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true of the Great Awakening?

• A) Its more subdued style of preaching appealed to a wider audience than the older, bombastic style employed by the Puritans.
• B) It was due in part to concerns among ministers that religious devotion was in decline due to economic growth.
• C) It involved several denominations, not just Congregationalists.
• D) It increased social tensions because ministers criticized certain aspects of colonial society such as commercialism and slavery.
• E) It was a transatlantic movement and not just an American one.

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Market Failure

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Public Goods

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Market Failure

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