"Every Town ought to have a Minister….[Here is] first a Chaplain belonging to the Fort of the Church of England; Secondly, a Dutch Calvinist, thirdly a French Calvinist, fourthly a Dutch Lutheran – Here be not many of the Church of England; few Roman Catholics; abundance of Quakers, preachers, men & Women especially; Singing Quakers, Ranting Quakers, Sabbatarians; Antisabbatarians; Some Anabaptists, some Independents; some Jews; in short, of all sorts of opinions [denominations] there are some, and the most part of none at all. The Great Church which serves both the English & the Dutch is within the Fort which is found to be very inconvenient; therefore I desire that there may be an order for their building another, ground already being laid out for that purpose & they wanting not money in store wherewithal to build it. The most prevailing opinion is that of the Dutch Calvinists."Dongan, Thomas. Report to the Committee of Trade & Plantations (London) on the Province of New York." 22 February 1687. In Edmund Bailey O’Callaghan, ed., The Documentary History of the State of New York (Albany, NY: Weeds, Parsons & Co., four vols., 1849-1851), Vol. I.Based on the passage above, which of the following British colonial regions is the writer describing?Elimination ToolSelect one answerANew EnglandBThe Middle ColoniesCThe ChesapeakeDThe West IndiesSkip For N
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"Every Town ought to have a Minister….[Here is] first a Chaplain belonging to the Fort of the Church of England; Secondly, a Dutch Calvinist, thirdly a French Calvinist, fourthly a Dutch Lutheran – Here be not many of the Church of England; few Roman Catholics; abundance of Quakers, preachers, men & Women especially; Singing Quakers, Ranting Quakers, Sabbatarians; Antisabbatarians; Some Anabaptists, some Independents; some Jews; in short, of all sorts of opinions [denominations] there are some, and the most part of none at all. The Great Church which serves both the English & the Dutch is within the Fort which is found to be very inconvenient; therefore I desire that there may be an order for their building another, ground already being laid out for that purpose & they wanting not money in store wherewithal to build it. The most prevailing opinion is that of the Dutch Calvinists."Dongan, Thomas. Report to the Committee of Trade & Plantations (London) on the Province of New York." 22 February 1687. In Edmund Bailey O’Callaghan, ed., The Documentary History of the State of New York (Albany, NY: Weeds, Parsons & Co., four vols., 1849-1851), Vol. I.Based on the passage above, which of the following British colonial regions is the writer describing?Elimination ToolSelect one answerANew EnglandBThe Middle ColoniesCThe ChesapeakeDThe West IndiesSkip For N
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The writer is describing The Middle Colonies. This is suggested by the reference to the "Dutch Calvinists," which indicates a significant Dutch presence. This was characteristic of the Middle Colonies, particularly New York, which was originally a Dutch colony. Additionally, the diversity of religious denominations mentioned, including Quakers, Anabaptists, and Jews, is also indicative of the religious tolerance that was more typical of the Middle Colonies than of New England or the Chesapeake region.
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"Every Town ought to have a Minister….[Here is] first a Chaplain belonging to the Fort of the Church of England; Secondly, a Dutch Calvinist, thirdly a French Calvinist, fourthly a Dutch Lutheran – Here be not many of the Church of England; few Roman Catholics; abundance of Quakers, preachers, men & Women especially; Singing Quakers, Ranting Quakers, Sabbatarians; Antisabbatarians; Some Anabaptists, some Independents; some Jews; in short, of all sorts of opinions [denominations] there are some, and the most part of none at all. The Great Church which serves both the English & the Dutch is within the Fort which is found to be very inconvenient; therefore I desire that there may be an order for their building another, ground already being laid out for that purpose & they wanting not money in store wherewithal to build it. The most prevailing opinion is that of the Dutch Calvinists."Dongan, Thomas. Report to the Committee of Trade & Plantations (London) on the Province of New York." 22 February 1687. In Edmund Bailey O’Callaghan, ed., The Documentary History of the State of New York (Albany, NY: Weeds, Parsons & Co., four vols., 1849-1851), Vol. I.Based on the passage above, which of the following British colonial regions is the writer describing?Elimination ToolSelect one answerANew EnglandBThe Middle ColoniesCThe ChesapeakeDThe West IndiesSkip For N
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