Question

What bias did Benjamin Franklin display when he said, "Why should Pennsylvania,

Answer 1

Franklin was scared that they will change the existing colonial customs and values. He had his own dignity and a sense of nationalism for his country by being against the outsiders occupying the country. He hated Germans and their values.

Explanation:

• They were referred to as aliens as they couldn't adopt the local values.
• Immigrants were not very bright and hence Franklin was scared that they would influence the people of the colony with their less knowledgeable personalities.
• The fact that he hated Germans led to the stand of dignity within. He was stubborn against Germans that they shouldn't Germanize the people of his nation by following Anglo.

• One among the main reasons why Franklin never liked the idea of letting outsiders in the country was that he w did not like the foreigners endangering New England's whiteness, hence he did not want to permit immigrants to Pennsylvania. Like all the leaders who were there before him Franklin also had a sense of dignity for his own people and always wanted for them to grow and prosper.