The Religious Revivals of the 1740s Through 1770s

question 42

Multiple Choice

The religious revivals of the 1740s through 1770s

• A)led to a decline in the number of female church members.
• B)almost destroyed the Freemasons.
• C)united all the major colonial churches into one interdenominational organization.
• D)increased the size and strength of the Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches.
• E)converted most of the Indians in the colonies.

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Definitions:

Aldo Leopold

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