William Penn's Revisions to the Pennsylvania Criminal Code Included Forbidding

question 21

Multiple Choice

William Penn's revisions to the Pennsylvania criminal code included forbidding what kind of punishment?

• A) Torture
• B) Hard labor
• C) Fines
• D) Forfeiture

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