Which of the following reflected the lessening hold of Puritan ...

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Which of the following reflected the lessening hold of Puritan piety on later generations of New Englanders?
 
  a. The geographical dispersion of New England's population
  b. The Congregational church's reliance on the Half-Way Covenant to bolster church membership
  c. The erosion of the distinction between the elect and other members of society
  d. The declining participation of women in Puritan congregations
  e. The witchcraft trials

Question 2

The Free Soilers condemned slavery because
 
  a. of the harm it did to blacks.
  b. it violated their strongly held moral principles about the equality of all races.
  c. it destroyed the chances of free white workers to rise from wage-earning to self-employment.
  d. it was the only way they had of combating the appeal of the Democratic party.
  e. it damaged the national economy.

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Answer to Question 1

a, b, c

Answer to Question 2

c