How Successful Were British Authorities in Extending the Official Reach

question 40

Multiple Choice

How successful were British authorities in extending the official reach of the Church of England to the eighteenth-century colonies?

• A) Colonists in the South were largely Catholic and resented any increase in Anglican presence, but failed in opposing British action.
• B) Colonists welcomed any strengthening of the widely beloved Anglican religion in the American context.
• C) Colonists were indifferent to matters of government and religion, so British officials enjoyed a free hand in increasing Anglican authority.
• D) Colonists in New England had grown weary of their domination by Congregationalist ministers and accepted stronger Anglican support.
• E) Colonists outside the South were suspicious and resentful of British schemes to increase Anglican authority and successfully opposed them.

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