What did constantine do that spread christianity?

a. appointed the bishop of rome as the new pope

b. made christianity a legally recognized faith

c. outlawed polytheistic religions in the empire

d. established an official theology for the new faith

The correct answer is b: Constantine I made Christianity a legally recognized faith.

Explanation:

Constantine I was born in what is nowadays Serbia, circa 280. He became Roman Emperor in 324 and was the first emperor who would adhere to Christianity, after a vision he had had while looking at the sky in the battle of Milvian Bridge (312) - this vision was, for him, a victory promise, so he had his soldiers' shields painted with the first two letters of Christ's name.

That was what led him to issue the Edict of Milan in 313 - Christianity's status was raised and legalized - Christians then could worship God all around the Empire. Despite this fact, he didn't convert to Christianity all of a sudden, but he was a patron for the Church, and became a Christian later in 337, on his deathbed.

The position of secretary of state

Explanation:

Henry Clay, the speaker of the House of Representatives, now held a decisive position. As a presidential candidate himself in 1824 (he finished fourth in the electoral college), Clay had led some of the strongest attacks against Jackson. Rather than see the nation's top office go to a man he detested, the Kentuckian Clay forged an Ohio Valley-New England coalition that secured the White House for John Quincy Adams. In return Adams named Clay as his secretary of state, a position that had been the stepping-stone to the presidency for the previous four executives.