Will reward brainlist
which statement best explains the first great awakening's influence?
a. it led to a closer relationship between churches and colonial governments.
b. it opened the american colonies to small religious groups for the first time.
c. it strengthened traditional institutions that favored colonial elites.
d. it to make american colonial society more democratic.

europe would not recognize the confederacy as an independent nation.

the alfred thayer mahan award for literary achievement is awarded each year by the navy league of the united states. the award is named for an american naval historian and theorist, rear admiral alfred thayer mahan, united states navy who, through his writing, provided stimulus and guidance to those who share in the defense of the nation. presented since 1957, "this award for literary achievement is awarded to a u.s. navy officer, u.s. marine corps officer, enlisted service member, or civilian who has made a notable literary contribution that has advanced the knowledge of the importance of sea power in the united states."[1]