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What was most significant about Maryland’s Act of Toleration?

A
The law inspired the growth of religious freedom in the colonies.
B
The law became a model for other North American colonies.
C
The law granted religious freedom to all non-Christians in Maryland.
D
The law led to a Catholic takeover of the colonial assembly in Maryland.
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The Dutch West India Company wanted to establish a colony in North America to

A
expand its trading empire.
B
enjoy religious freedom.
C
encourage Catholics to leave Holland.
D
form a representative democracy.
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Why did some residents in New Netherland welcome the British takeover of their colony?

A
They resented the policies of Stuyvesant’s government.
B
They wanted to build a stronger trading empire.
C
They wanted the right to have enslaved workers.
D
They resented sharing their profits with the Dutch king.
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Many settlers from different parts of Europe decided to move to the Middle Colonies because

A
those colonies offered a refuge for religious minorities.
B
few American Indians lived in that region of North America.
C
most settlers could become proprietors of their own land.
D
monarchs offered to pay settlers wages to farm the land.
5

The city of Philadelphia was founded as part of the colony of

A
Pennsylvania.
B
Delaware.
C
Maryland.
D
New York.
6

Which statement best describes proprietorship in the middle colonies?

A
A proprietorship was formed when a king granted land to an individual in exchange for a share of future profits.
B
A proprietorship was formed when a king granted land to an individual in exchange for a sizable sum of money.
C
A proprietorship was formed when a king granted land to a group of indentured servants in exchange for their passage.
D
A proprietorship was formed when a king granted land to a group of colonists in exchange for their agreement to farm the land.
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How did William Penn try to attract new settlers to his colony in Pennsylvania?

A
by describing the abundance of gold and silver
B
by describing the favorable environment and climate
C
by offering the opportunity to become wealthy traders
D
by offering the opportunity to follow strict Puritan practices
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In the late 1600s, the colonists of New York and New Jersey were

A
religiously diverse.
B
religiously similar.
C
mostly Catholic.
D
mostly Quaker.
9

The Duke of York split New Netherland into which of the following two colonies?

A
New York and New Jersey
B
New York and Pennsylvania
C
New York and Maryland
D
New York and Connecticut
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William Penn referred to his colony as a “Holy Experiment” because

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.

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