Of the following, which is the most likely reason that Maryland granted religious toleration?
A. Its idealistic founders sought a virtuous and egalitarian utopia for the worthy poor of all faiths.
B. Its Puritan founders wished to break the power of the Anglican state church.
C. Its Catholic founders wished to provide a haven for Catholics.
D. Its merchant founders needed a gimmick to lure settlers away from Virginia.
Answer: C
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A) Frantz Fanon. B) Stokely Carmichael. C) H. Rap Brown. D) Eldridge Cleaver.
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A) Cherokee women. B) white women fighting slavery. C) those in favor of Indian removal. D) middle -class women in support of suffrage.
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