In "Voices of Freedom," the Writer of "Memorial Against Non-English

question 90

Multiple Choice

In "Voices of Freedom," the writer of "Memorial against Non-English Immigration" might find some common ground with the Swiss-German who wrote a letter home to his family in 1769. What could they have in common?

• A) They both advocated that all people in America should carry weapons.
• B) If the Swiss-German was Protestant, he might share a fear of Catholicism with the other writer.
• C) They both believed squatting on land was acceptable.
• D) The writer of "Memorial" would actually want the Swiss-German to be reunited with his family in the American colonies.
• E) The Swiss-German actually wanted to limit the number of immigrants to the colonies, too.

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