A) The shared experiences can dilute traditional cultures.
Jacob isn't one of the Great Partriarchs who had once built altars.
Most of them were overthrown by 750 B.C.
The greatest social shifts during this time in the United States were caused by the Second Great Awakening, which was a religious revival that sought in part to curb immigration. This of course led to calls for prohibition, because it was believed that mostly immigrants were the heavy drinkers.