<span>Ever since the first days of European settlement—and even before that with the wide ... as in the Middle Colonies, where rampant ethnic and religious diversity forced various ... The first group of settlers to disembark at Manhattan were Walloons, ... In contrast with most of New England, where the Puritans sought to impose
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Answer: Restoration of the Union, transformation of southern society, and enactment of progressive legislation favoring the rights of freed slaves.
