Utopian Communities Were Unlikely to Attract Much Support Because Most

question 43

Multiple Choice

Utopian communities were unlikely to attract much support because most Americans

• A) saw property ownership as key to economic independence, but nearly all the utopian communities insisted that members give up their property.
• B) feared the Communist Party that endorsed and, in some cases, sponsored these communities.
• C) were Protestants, but all utopian communities required members to deny religious beliefs.
• D) supported the industrial revolution, but most utopian communities turned away from industry in favor of an agrarian lifestyle.
• E) considered the utopian communities to be too materialistic and selfish.

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