What was a common consequence for individuals in colonies like Massachusetts who publicly disagreed with the official Puritan church?

They were often elected to the colonial assembly.

They were rewarded with larger plots of land.

They were forced to leave the colony.

They were asked to lead their own church.

What was a primary reason that religious toleration eventually became a practical approach across the thirteen colonies?

The King of England required all colonies to accept every religion.

No single religious group was powerful enough to control all the colonies.

All colonial founders believed in complete religious freedom from the start.

Settlers were not very religious and focused only on farming.

It only applied to the wealthy Calvert family and their friends.

It only protected different forms of Christianity, not other faiths.

It was only in effect for a single year before being abolished.

It required all settlers to attend either a Catholic or Protestant church.

To create a safe society where people of all faiths would be treated equally.

To establish the Quaker faith as the only official religion of the colony.

To build a military force to protect against non-Quaker colonies.

To make a profit by selling land exclusively to other Quakers from England.