The answer to your question is:
~Plymouth Colony was settled by separatists from the Church of England who wanted to avoid religious persecution. Massachusetts Bay Colony was settled by the Puritans for religious reasons. Pennsylvania was settled by the Quakers, who wanted to have freedom to practice their faith without interference.
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The correct answer is confederacies
They came on a agreement by voting, in some cases each state would get one vote and it would go from there.
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