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"And it being found inconvenient to assemble in the open air, subject to its [harsh conditions], the building of a house to meet in was no sooner proposed . . . and the work [of erecting the building] was carried on with such spirit as to be finished in a much shorter time than could have been expected. Both house and ground were vested in trustees, expressly for the use of any preacher of any religious persuasion who might desire to say something to the people at Philadelphia"Which of the following most directly contributed to the decision in Philadelphia referenced in the excerpt to build a specific meeting house for the new preachers?A) Leaders in cities such as Philadelphia wanted to do all they could to limit the spread of new Protestant denominations in the colony.B) Local authorities worried about radical ideas and believed that a central meeting house would make it easier to censor the sermons of the new preachers.C) Religious pluralism was more accepted in the middle colonies and particularly in the colony of Pennsylvania than elsewhere.D) Commerce was more important than religion to most colonists, so building a small meeting house would keep the new preachers isolated.

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