Question

Which statement best describes an effect of William Penn's actions on colonial America?

Answer 1

B - Many immigrants came to the Middle colonies seeking religious freedom.

Step-by-step explanation:

The options are:

A - Cash-crop agriculture became more profitable in the Southern colonies

B - Many immigrants came to the Middle coloies seeking religious freedom

C - Several northern colonies decided to outlaw slave labor

D - The first English colonists formed a successful colony

Rationale - William Penn was a prominent Quaker, philosopher and real estate entrepreneur. Penn founded the Province of Pennsylvania, an American English colony and future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. There he initiated a social project known as the "Holy Experiment", in which social equality, individual rights and pacifism were promoted. The colony subsequently became the states of Pennsylvania and Delaware; and its democratic principles served as an important source in the inspiration of the American constitution and the American tradition.

Answer 2

Assuming that this is referring to the same list of options that was posted before with this question, the correct response would be that Penn created an unprecedented atmosphere of peace and civility in the colonies by welcoming people of all creeds and backgrounds.