Question

1. the excerpt is from a book written by thomas jefferson.

the poor quakers were fleeing from persecution in england. they cast their eyes on these new colonies for religious freedom... several acts of the virginia assembly of 1659, 1662, and 1692... had prohibited the unlawful assembling of quakers, had made it illegal for any ship to bring a quaker into the state.
—thomas jefferson, notes on the state of virginia, 1801
based on the excerpt, which statement explains thomas jefferson’s view on religious freedom in the colonies?

• religious freedom was already protected by the colonies.
• although colonists left england to escape religious persecution, religious freedom was restricted by some colonies.
• due to religious persecution in england, religious freedom was valued above all other rights in the colonies.
• religious freedom was considered unimportant by the colonies.

clear all

Explanation:

1. Analizar la opción A: El texto dice que hubo leyes que prohibían a los Quákeros, así que la libertad religiosa no estaba ya protegida. Elimina A.
2. Analizar la opción B: Los colonos (como los Quákeros) escaparon del persecución religiosa en Inglaterra, pero en las colonias (ejemplo Virginia) hubo leyes que restringían la libertad religiosa de los Quákeros (prohibían sus asambleas, traerlos). Entonces esta opción coincide: "aunque escaparon del persecución, la libertad religiosa fue restringida por algunas colonias".
3. Analizar la opción C: El texto no dice que la libertad religiosa fuera valorada por encima de todos los derechos, solo que los colonos buscaban libertad religiosa pero las colonias tuvieron leyes que la restringían. Elimina C.
4. Analizar la opción D: Los colonos (como los Quákeros) buscaban libertad religiosa, así que no era considerada sin importancia. Elimina D.

Answer:

B. Although colonists left England to escape religious persecution, religious freedom was restricted by some colonies.