SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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he received land from a powerful friend
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he was a powerful man who wanted power
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The “Holy Experiment” was an attempt by the Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, to establish a community for themselves and other persecuted religious minorities in what would become the modern state of Pennsylvania.
Detailed explanation-2: -William Penn and other Quakers within the Middle Colonies believed that everyone had to seek God in his or her own way. Penn viewed his new colony as a “Holy Experiment” offering religious tolerance and stronger governments.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Quaker belief in living in accordance to God’s will and the radical idea of equality of men was essential to the success of Penn’s “holy experiment.” Quakers were the most important ingredient in Pennsylvania society during its first twenty years of existence.