Answer: “ On this day in 1682, the fifth Duke of York (1633-1701), the son of England’s Charles I, awarded William Penn (1644-1718) a deed to the three counties that now make up the state of Delaware. Penn, a Quaker leader and an advocate of religious freedom, oversaw the founding of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a refuge for Quakers and other religious minorities.
Penn successfully sought to acquire the tract — which had been transferred from Dutch to British authority — to ensure access to the Atlantic Ocean for the new colony. (In 1610, explorer Samuel Argall had named the Delaware River and Bay for the governor of Virginia, Thomas West, also known as Lord De La Warr.)”
Explanation:
The correct answer is D)
One effect of the Immigration Act of 1965 on Latin Americans was that it made it more difficult for Latin Americans to immigrate.
The Immigration Act of 1965, also known as the Hart–Celler Act had a profund impact on the subsequent immigration laws in the United States.
While it made it easier for Asians, Middle Easterns and Africans to immigrate to the United States, Latin Americans found it more difficult.
Previosuly, immigration quotas were based on the origin of a person with preference given to Western Europeans.
After the Act, the immigration rules were changed in order to attract higly skilled and educated labor to the country.
Answer:
C. Most Georgians in rural areas could not afford electricity because it was too expensive.
Explanation:
Rhode Island. The colony of Rhode Island was founded by a puritan minister named Roger Williams, who was a strong advocate of a separation between church and state, as well as religious freedoms and tolerances among peoples. Originally, Roger Williams was a minister in Massachusetts but expelled in 1636 for having too radical ideas about religious freedom and separating government authority from religious practice. He then relocated to Rhode Island and set up a colony that guaranteed religious toleration and early advocacy for abolition of slavery.
