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The Middle Colonies

Question 7 • WV-US Studies

William Penn referred to his colony as a “Holy Experiment” because

Answer
A
its degree of religious tolerance had never been tried before.
B
it rejected all forms of religious teaching and practices.
C
its colonists were forced to follow the same religion.
D
it was founded and run on Puritan principles.

Explanation

William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a place where people of different religious beliefs could live with greater freedom and tolerance. He called it a “Holy Experiment” because he was testing whether a colony based on religious tolerance could succeed. The colony did not reject religion or require everyone to follow one faith.

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