"Of Lawyers and Physicians I shall say nothing, because this Country is very Peaceable and Healthy... we live friendly and well together; there is no Persecution for Religion, nor does any man's religion prevent him from holding public office... The air is sweet and clear, and the soil yields a great abundance of wheat, barley, and other grains, which we export to the West Indies."
— Gabriel Thomas, *An Historical and Geographical Account of the Province and Country of Pensilvania*, 1698
The conditions described in the excerpt most directly contributed to which of the following developments in the Middle Colonies between 1607 and 1754?
- AThe adaptation of imperial trade policies to encourage local industrial independence and unregulated global commerce.
- The emergence of a socially diverse population supported by religious tolerance and export-oriented grain farming.Cevap
- CThe formation of a culturally uniform population governed strictly by congregational church leaders.
- DThe widespread transition to hereditary chattel slavery as the primary source of labor for harvesting staple crops.
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The emergence of a socially diverse population supported by religious tolerance and export-oriented grain farming.
The correct answer is correct because Gabriel Thomas describes a peaceable society with no religious persecution and an economy exporting wheat and barley. This directly matches the historical development of the Middle Colonies, which developed a highly diverse population, practiced religious tolerance, and had an economy centered on grain exports (earning them the nickname 'breadbasket colonies').
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