The Church taught that the Earth was the center of the universe and that the Sun revolved around it. By arguing for a heliocentric (Sun-centered) solar system, Galileo was arguing that the Church was wrong. ... In an attempt to prevent its authority from being eroded, the Church objected strongly to Galileo's theories.
B. family farms were clustered near one another. for mutual support.
During the 1700s, the Southern Colonies developed two distinct ways of life: the backcountry and the plantation life. A, C and D describe the life of the backcountry. In addition to this, the backcountry of the Southern Colonies often lived on land they did not own.
Families were never clustered near one another for mutual support.
