<span>Article 1, section 8, of the Constitution of the United States (1789), transferred this power to Congress; "The Congress shall have power...To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures".</span>
Answer: To escape religious persecution in England and Middle colonies because of fertile soil .
Explanation: English colonies popped up along the eastern seaboard for a variety of reasons. The New England colonies were founded to escape religious persecution in England. The Middle colonies were also called the “Breadbasket colonies” because of their fertile soil, ideal for farming.
The main way in which Jefferson does this is to use the phrase "we the people" when writing the Declaration of Independence, since this can be meant to mean the people of the entire world.
