How Did the War for Independence Affect Anti-Catholicism in America

question 28

Multiple Choice

How did the War for Independence affect anti-Catholicism in America?

• A) Anti-Catholicism increased when Quebec Catholics volunteered in large numbers for the British army.
• B) Because Americans resented Catholic France negotiating a separate peace with Great Britain, anti-Catholicism became more prevalent.
• C) Independence led the states to impose anti-Catholic laws that they had been unable to adopt when they were under British control.
• D) The alliance with France, a predominantly Catholic country, helped diminish American anti-Catholicism.
• E) Spain's wartime aid to Britain led Georgia colonists to attack Catholic missions in Florida.

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