Because the Silk Road was too long to travel so they wanted a shorter way to Asia.
Originally, it was all Christian groups (Protestant, Catholic, etc) that had religious freedom in colonial Pennsylvania, although later it was open to all religions of any faith.
Answer:
Self-incrimination, or also called self-crimination or self-inculpation, or pleading the 5th amendment
Explanation:
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December 14, 1799 monsieur