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1) because of the influence of john calvin , protestant churches developed in which of the following countries?

a) sweden, france, the netherlands
b) sweden, scotland, italy
c)italy, spain, scotland
d)portugal, france, and the netherlands

2) what was not a result of king henry viii's request to the pope to cancel his marriage ?
a)henry viii broke with then roman catholic church.
b) henry viii started the protestant church of england
c) henry viii caused phillip of spain to send the spanish armada
d) henry viii divorced catherine of aragon and remarried

3) why was mercantilism important to the european nations?

a) gold sent home from the colonies was given to the various churches.
b)gold sent home from the colonies was given to the royal treasuries
c)gold sent home from the colonies was given to wealthy landowners
d)gold sent home from the colonies was given to the business owners.

4)which nation became protestant because its ruler wanted a divorce that the pope would not grant?

a)france
b)spain
c)italy
d)england

5) which is true about the battle of the spanish armada?

a) england's smaller and faster ships sank much of the spanish fleet.
b)the battle took place off the coast of the netherlands
c) none of the spanish ships returned home to spain
d)phillip ii of spain wanted to force henry viii of england off the throne.

1) The correct answer is A. Because of the influence of John Calvin, protestant churches developed in Sweden, France and the Netherlands.

2) The correct answer is C. The Spanish Armada was sent against Elizabeth I, not against Henry VIII.

3) The correct answer is B. Mercantilism was important to the European nations because gold sent home from the colonies was given to the royal treasuries. Mercantilism was a policy tending to increase the power of European nations, which exploited their colonies to enrich their metropolis.

4) The correct answer is D, as England became protestant because its ruler wanted a divorce that the Pope would not grant. Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church and founded the Church of England, to be able to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn.

5) The correct answer is A, as during the Battle of the Spanish Armada, England's smaller and faster ships sank much of the Spanish fleet.

The turbulent weather conditions at sea led to the wreck of many ships. However, 87 ships, some two thirds of the fleet, returned to Spain without having fulfilled their mission of defeating the English forces and favoring the attack from Flanders.

- three-quarters or two-thirds..

- "the constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the house of representatives and the senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the state legislatures."

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