The term Burned-Over District refers to
a. an area where fires were used to clear land for frontier revivals.
b. areas where Baptist and Methodist revivalists fiercely battled one another for converts.
c. the region of western New York State that experienced especially frequent and intense revivals.
d. the areas of Missouri and Illinois where the Mormon settlements were attacked and destroyed.
e. the church conventions where Baptists, Methodists, and Presbyterians split over slavery.
Answer: C