USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Act of Toleration granted religious freedom for who?
A
all men
B
all Christians
C
all Pilgrims
D
all people
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Specifically, the bill, now usually referred to as the Toleration Act, granted freedom of conscience to all Christians.

Detailed explanation-2: -The act was meant to ensure freedom of religion for Christian settlers of diverse persuasions in the colony.

Detailed explanation-3: -Edict of Milan, proclamation that permanently established religious toleration for Christianity within the Roman Empire. It was the outcome of a political agreement concluded in Mediolanum (modern Milan) between the Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius in February 313.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Maryland Toleration Act also called “An Act Concerning Religion” was a legislative act passed in 1649 which granted freedom of religion to colony settlers.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Toleration Act of 1712, passed following the union between Scotland and England, granted limited toleration, specifically the right to worship for Scottish Episcopalians who prayed for the monarch and used the English Book of Common Prayer.

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