The Oneida community believed in spiritual equality for all persons, including in material, social, and sexual aspects. They practiced complex marriage and believed in communal living, which ultimately led to their success as a utopian society during the mid-19th century.

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The Oneida Community

Question 49

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The Oneida community

A) began in California as a result of the gold rush.
B) was an experimental polyandrous group.
C) believed in marital chastity, thus failed to survive.
D) believed in a spiritual equality for all persons: materially, socially, and sexually.

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