Задание

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Religious persecution

In the early 17th century, the English were legally obliged to worship as prescribed by the Church of England. Although the English church 19.___________(BREAK) from the Catholic Church before, many people still felt that its hierarchical priesthood and set rituals, hymns, and prayers were Catholic features that should have been swept away. Puritans, named after their desire for religious purity, hoped to reform the church from within. Other groups, known as Separatists, set up their own "separate" congregations and moved to the more tolerant Netherlands. Here, they 20.___________(CAN) adopt the simpler form of worship they preferred, but it was very hard to earn a living. This is part of the reason that the Pilgrims, and later others, decided to seek a new life in North America.

Daniel Shay saves the USA

In 1786, a mob of discontented farmers staged "a little rebellion", as described by Thomas Jefferson. This band of angry tax dodgers also managed to save the fragile United States from 21.___________(IT). Daniel Shay, a Revolutionary War veteran, assumed leadership of 22.___________(THIS) farmers who didn't want to pay taxes. Following Shay, they marched to the capitol at Springfield to present their complaints to the legislature. The state military forces ended the rebellion. The news of the rebellion reached many state halls of government. The general lesson seemed to be that liberty had become an invitation to home rule, and a 23.___________(STRONG) central government than had been before 24.___________(NEED) to keep America in control.

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