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What attracted German and Scots-Irish migrants to Pennsylvania in such
large numbers?

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Answer:

Religious freedom and lower taxes

Step-by-step explanation:

German migrants fled their homelands because of military conscription, religious persectuion and high taxes. Scots-Irish migrants came because of taxes and for religious tolerance compared to persecution in their own countries.

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