SAT II US History : Summary of U.S. Intellectual and Cultural History from Pre-Columbian History to 1789
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Example Question #1 : Summary Of U.S. Intellectual And Cultural History From Pre Columbian History To 1789
Which Norse explorer surveyed the eastern coast of North America in the eleventh century?
Christian Krogh
Erik the Red
Hans Egede
Leif Ericson
Adam of Bremen
Leif Ericson
Leif Ericson is generally accepted by most historians to be the first European to set foot on the continent of North America. Leif Ericson was most likely born in Iceland, which at the time was part of a vast Nordic-Scandinavian Empire. It is probable that he landed in what is now Newfoundland in the first few years of the eleventh century.
Example Question #2 : Summary Of U.S. Intellectual And Cultural History From Pre Columbian History To 1789
Universalism argues that __________.
man and nature are as one
salvation is possible for all believers
the United States is destined to own the whole American continent
mankind can never know God
the Holy Trinity is a myth
salvation is possible for all believers
Universalism, as a sect of Christianity, holds that all mankind—no matter how sinful or ungodly—can achieve salvation. Christian Universalists believe that the divine mercy and forgiveness of God guarantees all humans eternal salvation. One of the earliest and most well known Universalists teachers in colonial America was named George de Benneville. His teachings, that God would grant salvation to all, laid the foundation for Universalism in the United States.
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