SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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to attract more Native Americans to the area
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to attract more colonists to the area
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to show allegiance to England
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Religious tolerance drew many immigrants to the Middle Colonies. Cities, such as New York and Philadelphia, flourished along rivers that allowed them to easily export goods. OBJECTIVE Produce a brochure promoting immigration to the Middle Colonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -Religion and the Founding of the American Republic. Religion and the American Revolution. Religion played a major role in the American Revolution by offering a moral sanction for opposition to the British–an assurance to the average American that revolution was justified in the sight of God.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Great Awakening helped to churn up a desire for equality-spiritual equality. This desire, in turn, promoted the belief in political equality well before the First Continental Congress. It led to a tolerance of differences that had not occurred before and ultimately encouraged the Revolutionary spirit.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Dutch respected everyone’s right to their private beliefs so long as they did not disturb the public peace. This protection, which was unavailable in much of the rest of the Atlantic world of the era, did result in a number of religious minorities settling in New Amsterdam.