Legislation, passed by the English Parliament in 1673, to secure the position of the Anglican Church by stripping Puritans, Catholics, and other dissenters of the right to vote, preach, assemble, hold public office, and teach at or attend universities

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Layne Galloway

23 February, 17:06

Legislation, passed by the English Parliament in 1673, to secure the position of the Anglican Church by stripping Puritans, Catholics, and other dissenters of the right to vote, preach, assemble, hold public office, and teach at or attend universities

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Answer: Test Act of 1673

Explanation: The Test Acts of 1673 was a series of English penal laws that was enacted to serve as a religious test for public office, which imposed various sanctions on Roman Catholics puritans and other dissenters on the rights to hold public offices, vote or preach. This was to make sure that only people taking communion from the established Church of England were eligible to public offices or employment.