Question

The author implies that an early American Puritan would likely insist that:

• A. Moral and religious values are the foundation of civic virtue
• B. Textbooks should instruct students in political issues of vital concern to the community
• C. Textbooks should give greater emphasis to the value of individual liberty than to the duties of patriotism
• D. Private schools with a particular religious focus are preferable to public schools with no religious instruction

Answer 1

The correct option is A Moral and religious values are the foundation of civic virtue

The author says that the textbook writers were of conservative persuasion and believed that political virtue must rest upon moral and religious precepts. He further adds that most textbook writers were New Englander; the texts were infused with Protestant and Puritan outlooks. So we can infer that an early American Puritan would most likely insist that moral and religious values are the foundation civic virtue.