Which of the Following Was One of the Great Problems

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was one of the great problems the Puritan churches had after the first generation in the colonies?

• A) They discovered that they had many theological disputes
• B) The second generation had fewer dramatic religious experiences to prove they were elected by God
• C) Puritanism in England had collapsed and they experienced themselves unanchored
• D) Puritanism in the colonies became disheartened after the Salem Witch Trials

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