Source: Articles of Capitulation on the Reduction of New Netherland, 1664.
"VIII. The Dutch here shall enjoy the liberty of their consciences in divine worship and church government...
XI. The Dutch here shall keep and enjoy their own customs concerning their inheritances...
XII. All public writings and records, which concern the inheritances of any people, or the reglement of property or church government, shall be carefully kept by those in whose hands now they are."
The concessions granted in the excerpt most directly contributed to which of the following developments in the Middle Colonies?
- AThe dominance of a homogeneous social order led by religious leaders with strict civic covenants
- The accommodation of non-English populations and the maintenance of a religiously pluralistic societyCevap
- CThe growth of a plantation-based economy reliant on cash crops and hereditary chattel labor
- DThe total exemption of colonial merchants from British mercantilist regulations and imperial trade policies
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The accommodation of non-English populations and the maintenance of a religiously pluralistic society
The correct answer is correct because the 1664 Articles of Capitulation negotiated during the English takeover of New Netherland protected the religious freedom, language, and inheritance rights of Dutch residents. This compromise prevented the forced assimilation of non-English populations and laid the groundwork for the highly pluralistic, multiethnic, and religiously tolerant society that characterized the Middle Colonies.
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The ethnic, religious, and demographic diversity of the Middle Colonies, which was fostered by the preservation of pre-existing institutions during the transition from Dutch to English rule.
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