Abranch of christians which protested against the estabilished church.

First of all it is necessary to contextualize the established church.

At the time of Jesus  the " church" was the sanhedrin which were waiting a king and their cultural beliefs were more religious that other thing.

If this the context the people that didn't follow their ( Sanhedrin) rules were considered as protestants.

But after Jesus time the any denomination which protest against the established. Originally the established church was the catholic church.

The protestant movement ( Reform around 1500) is a big branch of christians which protested against the established chuch.

b.   jim crow laws were enacted in northern states.

the correct answer option is: weapons.

explanation:

tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for 'weapons'.

referring to the cold war (1945-1991), the two superpowers, usa and ussr, experienced a phase of struggle and conflict with each other. these two superpowers considered each other as a threat to their survival and thus opted for policies to strengthen their positions.

the two superpowers never went to war with each other directly but competed for weapons to preserve their positions.