Question

Which of the following pieces of evidence would best support the claim, "Religious freedom was a key factor in the growth of the Atlantic colonies"? The Pilgrims came to the New World to escape religious persecution. Rhode Island, Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania all included freedom of religion in their constitutions. The Quakers settled Pennsylvania and made it a peaceable place for settlers to come to. The King of England ruled the colonies of Georgia, Virginia and the Carolinas.

Answer 1

The Pilgrims came to the New World to escape religious persecution.

Answer 2

The piece of evidence that best supports the claim that "Religious freedom was a key factor in the growth of the Atlantic colonies" is the one that states that Rhode Island, Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania all included freedom of religion in their constitutions.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the early days of colonialism, when British and German settlers went to what is now the United States seeking religious freedom, the United States has been deeply influenced by religion, and this influence continues in American culture, in social life and in politics.

Several of the Thirteen Colonies were originally established by settlers who wanted to practice their own religion without discrimination: the Massachusetts Bay Colony was established by British Puritans (Congregationalists), Pennsylvania by British Quakers, Maryland by British Catholics and Virginia by the British Anglicans, but most of the Thirteen Colonies recognized the right of freedom of religion for their citizens by introducing specific clauses in their Constitutions.