"There is a saying, that we shall do to all men like as we will be done ourselves; making no
difference of what generation, descent or color they are. And those who steal or rob men, and
those who buy or purchase them, are they not all alike? Here is liberty of conscience, which is
right and reasonable; here ought to be likewise liberty of body, except of evildoers, which is
another case. But to bring men hither, or to rob and sell them against their will, we stand against."




39. What is the main idea of this excerpt from a statement made by colonists at the Germantown, Pennsylvania,
Monthly Meeting in 1688?

a. The indigenous groups in the colony should be pushed west, out of English territory.
b. The institution of slavery violated the rights of the enslaved peoples.
c. Trade with the Dutch should be halted due to excessive taxes.
d. Women in the colony deserved more rights, including the right to own and inherit property.