Which of the Following Is True of the Puritans of the Seventeenth

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the Puritans of the seventeenth century?

• A) They were completely unified on all issues.
• B) They agreed that the Church of England retained too many elements of Catholicism in its rituals and doctrines.
• C) They differed completely with the views of the Church of England.
• D) They came to the colonies because they had no hope of holding any power in England.
• E) John Winthrop founded the church.

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