The First American College Not Controlled by a Religious Denomination

question 65

Multiple Choice

The first American college not controlled by a religious denomination was

• A) Harvard.
• B) Yale.
• C) The University of Connecticut
• D) Brown University.
• E) The University of Pennsylvania.

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