Question

Which of these statements best describes the role Elizabeth I played during the English Reformation?(1 point) Responses She established the Protestant Church of England after breaking with the Catholic Church. She established the Protestant Church of England after breaking with the Catholic Church. She offered compromises to Protestants and Catholics while keeping Catholicism as England’s official state religion. She offered compromises to Protestants and Catholics while keeping Catholicism as England’s official state religion. She restored Catholicism as England's official state religion after executing a large number of Protestant opponents. She restored Catholicism as England's official state religion after executing a large number of Protestant opponents. She offered compromises to Protestants and Catholics while keeping Protestantism as England's official state religion. She offered compromises to Protestants and Catholics while keeping Protestantism as England's official state religion.

Answer 1

The statement that best describes the role Elizabeth I played during the English Reformation is: **"She offered compromises to Protestants and Catholics while keeping Protestantism as England's official state religion."**

Elizabeth I established the Church of England as a Protestant church but sought to create a middle ground between Catholicism and Protestantism through the Elizabethan Religious Settlement. This aimed to appease both factions within her realm.