The Following Questions Refer to the Excerpt Below

question 12

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the excerpt below.
"Therefore…enacted…that noe person or persons whatsoever within this Province,or the Islands,Ports,Harbors,Creekes,or havens thereunto belonging professing to believe in Jesus Christ,shall from henceforth bee any waies troubled,Molested or discountenanced for or in respect of his or her religion nor in the free exercise thereof within this Province or the Islands thereunto belonging nor any way compelled to the belief or exercise of any other religion against his or her consent…"
Maryland Toleration Act,April 21,1649
-All of the following statements are true of the period in which the legislation was enacted except:

• A) Increasing commerce from the colonies promoted a wide exchange of goods in the Atlantic community.
• B) The colonies were operating relatively independently of the British government.
• C) Protestant evangelism was a significant motivation for settlement of the British colonies.
• D) Native American sovereignty was respected by the colonial governments and by the British government.