Why Did the English Continue the Dutch Policy of Religious

question 6

Multiple Choice

Why did the English continue the Dutch policy of religious toleration in seventeenth-century New York?

• A) King Charles II's liberal religious views influenced the policies there.
• B) England wanted to advertise its own new policy of religious toleration.
• C) The diversity of the population prevented them from imposing a uniform religion.
• D) The colonists agreed to provide extra recruits for the English army.

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