Asked by Danielle Brown on Jun 04, 2024
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An example of anti-Catholicism during the 1770s was the
A) barring of Catholics from southern state militias.
B) Second Continental Congress's refusal to accept aid from Catholic France.
C) widespread arrests of Catholics as potential British spies by Pennsylvania authorities.
D) famous attack on a Boston convent by Massachusetts minutemen.
E) First Continental Congress's denunciation of the Quebec Act.
Anti-Catholicism
Prejudice or discrimination against Catholics, often rooted in religious, cultural, or national differences.
1770s
A decade marked by the escalation of tensions between the American colonies and Great Britain, leading up to the American Revolutionary War.
- Grasp the impact of the Revolutionary era on anti-Catholic sentiments in America.
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Kayla MerrillJun 07, 2024
Final Answer :
E
Explanation :
The Quebec Act of 1774 extended the boundaries of Quebec and granted freedom of worship to Catholics, which alarmed the predominantly Protestant Thirteen Colonies. They saw it as a threat to their liberty and an example of British favoritism towards Catholics, leading to its denunciation by the First Continental Congress as an intolerable act.
Learning Objectives
- Grasp the impact of the Revolutionary era on anti-Catholic sentiments in America.
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