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. Why it's the right answer