Which of these statements best describes the role Elizabeth I played during the English Reformation? (1 point)(1 point)

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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 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.

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 restored Catholicism as England's official state religion after executing a large number of Protestant opponents.

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 is known for her attempts to unify her kingdom through the Elizabethan Religious Settlement, which established the Church of England as a Protestant institution while allowing certain Catholic practices to remain, in order to minimize conflict.