"Our churches are the dwelling-places of the Lord; we are a people in covenant... Let New England remember her first love, lest the candlestick be removed from her place." — Cotton Mather, Magnalia Christi Americana, 1702
Which inference about New England religion is best supported by both the chart and the source?
- Acheck_circle
Congregationalism remained the dominant religious tradition rooted in Puritan covenant theology
- B
Anglicanism had displaced Puritan churches by the mid-eighteenth century
- C
Catholicism was the most common faith among New England colonists
- D
Quakers outnumbered all other denominations in the region
Explanation
The pie shows 65 percent Congregational; Mather's covenant language reflects the persistent Puritan/Congregational identity that defined New England religious life.