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» Student Worksheet True/False Quiz
Directions: Mark each of these statements "true" or "false." 1. From the beginning of the formation of new American governments at both state and national levels, most American statesmen took it for granted that religion was crucial to a republic. 2. The average American rebelling against Britain believed that God supported his cause. 3. In early America, there was a widespread and articulated acceptance of all religions and of non-believers. 4. From the start, formal religious services were prohibited in the official halls of government because they violated "the wall of separation between church and state." 5. Chaplains in the army served Jews and atheists as well as Christians. 6. Indians who converted to Christianity were rewarded by the new government. 7. Nineteenth-century evangelicals believed that converting people to Christianity was good for the nation. 8. After 1776, taxes no longer supported religion. 9. The "Great Awakening" in the 1730s and 1740s is a term that indicates a revival of religious energy. 10. Thanksgiving Day marked the only day in the year reserved for thanksgiving and prayer during colonial times and the Revolutionary War. | |||||||||||||||||
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