How Did the Dutch Manifest Their Devotion to Liberty

question 144

Multiple Choice

How did the Dutch manifest their devotion to liberty?

• A) They supported freedom of religion in their colony.
• B) Their colony was the first in the Americas to have a bill of rights.
• C) They allowed freedom of speech.
• D) They issued the Edict of New Netherland, declaring the Puritans to be heathens because they refused to allow religious freedom.
• E) They gave men ownership of their wives, which gave married men the property ownership and independence they needed to participate in political activities.

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