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~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 term that references a period of economic growth as measured by a rise in GDP is an economic expansion. It is the increase in economic activity.
