As literacy grew and people began to read and exchange new ideas, humanists opened schools to meet the needs of the people. Thes
e new schools were in conflict with the Catholic schools that were managed by the clergy. Why did conflict arise between humanists and the Catholic church?
A) The humanist school were free.
B) The humanists were teaching the same material as the clergy.
C) Many humanist ideas conflicted with the Catholic church ideas.
D) The clergy of the Catholic church were angry to lose their jobs.
Answer – C (Many humanist ideas conflicted with the Catholic
Church ideas)
Quite a number of Humanist ideas were opposed
to religious ideas (E.g. on the idea that God created all laws, and not obeying
them is sinful). Humanists taught about questioning everything, including the
religious ideas.
The group that benefited the most from gaining independence from Mexico are the Tejanos who were the former Americans and has now become the American citizens and had claimed for the American rights and privileges.