Which of the Following Statements Is True of the Puritans

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of the Puritans?

• A)They were believers who wished to separate completely from the Church of England.
• B)Politically, The Puritans were democrats.
• C)The Puritans in Plymouth signed the Mayflower Compact promising to defend one another from potential eviction.
• D)English Puritans sought to formalize Massachusetts as a royal colony and colonize it themselves.
• E)By 1634, the people of Massachusetts began to accept the absolutism of Puritan control.

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