Question 1 of 5 According to James Henley Thornwell, what happened when slaves obeyed
their masters?
A. They showed that they enjoyed being slaves.
B. They were sent to the North using the Underground Railroad.
C. They became free.
D. They got treated harshly.
SUBMIT

C. They became free.

Explanation:

James Henley Thornwell was an American Presbyterian preacher who was an avid supporter of slavery and believed that it Christianity allowed for it. He even went so far as to label those against slavery as Atheists and anti-Christians.

It is no surprise therefore that James Thronwell believed that enslaved people were only free not when they gained actual freedom, but when they listened to their masters. To him this meant that they were doing what they were supposed to do which could only give them freedom and contentment.

1. the group that formally abolished the monarchy was the roundheads. after the monarchy was abolished, the english commonwealth was created. it was led by oliver cromwell, who later took the title lord protector. this leader was a puritan, meaning that he supported removing catholic rituals from the church of england.

2. identify a central idea in the bill of rights.

a.   the monarch could only exercise power as stated in the law.

3. ascended the english throne as   a joint monarch after accepting   the bill of rights   mary ii

appointed catholics as government   officials and recruited them in the   army

james ii

conquered ireland and established   the commonwealth

oliver cromwell

lost a long, bloody civil war against   forces loyal to parliament

charles i

was crowned king after a period   of commonwealth rule in england

charles ii

4. identify two effects of the glorious revolution on the english monarchy.

the idea of monarchs ruling by divine right was rejected.

a limited, constitutional monarchy was established.

5. what are two ways the bill of rights opposes the idea of the divine right of kings?

it stated that the monarch's power was subject to limits set by parliament.

it abolished the role of the monarch as the head of the church of england.