The correct answer to this question is B) a German immigrant searching for religious freedom and tolerance.
The individual that would have been MOST likely to settle in one of the Mid-Atlantic/Middle colonies is a German immigrant searching for religious freedom and tolerance.
Many European people left their native countries because they were being persecuted for religious differences. The Middle colonies offered the opportunity to start a new life where people could express with liberty and had no problem practicing their religious teachings. These colonies were not such as the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts where the Puritans followed strict religious principles to be accepted.
When a President nominates a person to be on the Supreme Court, it is important that that person have a knowledge of the law, something that the Senate also expects when they debate on whether or not the person should become a Justice.
Generally speaking, the Pilgrims wanted to "<span>B. separate from it completely," since they knew that enacting any significant changes or destroying the church completely would be impossible. </span><span />
