Which of the following is true of freedom in New Netherland?
a. The colony's elected assembly enjoyed greater rights of self-government than any English colonial legislative body.
b. The Dutch commitment to liberty prompted the colony to ban slavery there.
c. Married women retained a legal identity separate from that of their husbands.
d. Of all the colonies in the New World, New Netherland required the longest period of service from indentured servants.
Ans: c. Married women retained a legal identity separate from that of their husbands.
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