The election of 1796 was between Federalist John Adams and Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson. The former won by a narrow electoral margin of 71 to 68.
The MOST likely reason Puritans decided to establish the Massachusetts Bay Colony in <em>1620</em> was because of "religious freedom."
This is evident the first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Winthrop, claimed that the group of Protestants was settling on "a city upon a hill,” which was considered a new English Israel.
The Puritan groups would later settle in other areas such as New Haven Colony, the Connecticut Colony, and Rhode Island.
Hence, in this case, it is concluded that the correct answer is option C. "Religious freedom."
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First Amendment. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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1.ANATOMY
a small secretory cavity, sac, or gland.
2.BOTANY
a dry fruit that is derived from a single carpel and opens on one side only to release its seeds.