The correct answer is C) it argued that Puritans admitted their own mistakes and tried to make up for them, which is a value the author believes Americans still practice today.
Paragraph 7 contributes to the development of ideas in the excerpt Puritan laws and characters in the following way: "it argued that Puritans admitted their own mistakes and tried to make up for them, which is a value the author believes Americans still practice today."
In paragraph 7, the author describes how Puritans were intolerant, but not as intolerant as the English. He said they were devoted to duty, fear of God, loved liberty, and hated tyranny. The author says that Puritans killed some Quakers buy confessed their mistake by repealing their own law.
The other options of the question were A) it explains how, despite their rigid laws and character, Puritans had some positive characteristics and should be viewed favorably in American history. B) it points out that Puritans were more open-minded than other European settlers. D) It emphasizes the Puritan's mistakes such as executing innocent Quakers.
