The excerpt above supports the argument that (CUL-1.0)
A. the goals and interests of European leaders at times diverged from those of colonial citizens, leading to growing mistrust on both sides of the Atlantic.
B. late 17th-century efforts to pursue mercantilist economic aims met with scant success due to various forms of colonial resistance.
C. the ethnically and religiously diverse middle colonies supported a flourishing export economy based on cereal crops.
D. trans-Atlantic contacts and Protestant evangelism contributed to greater religious independence and diversity in the American colonies.
Answer:D
The excerpt above supports the argument that (CUL-1.0)
A. the goals and interests of European leaders at times diverged from those of colonial citizens, leading to growing mistrust on both sides of the Atlantic. B. late 17th-century efforts to pursue mercantilist economic aims met with scant success due to various forms of colonial resistance. C. the ethnically and religiously diverse middle colonies supported a flourishing export economy based on cereal crops. D. trans-Atlantic contacts and Protestant evangelism contributed to greater religious independence and diversity in the American colonies.
Explanation: The excerpt supports that trans-Atlantic contacts and Protestant evangelism contributed to greater religious independence and diversity in the American colonies. This is reaffirmed by Johnathan Edwards observations in the passage.