What was one way in which pennsylvania differed from virginia?                 a.  most pennsylvanians were aristocrats.      b.  virginia's geography was much more favorable to settlement.      c.  virginia's population was much more diverse.      d.  pennsylvania treated local indians with respect and paid fair prices for their land.

the intolerable acts were punitive laws passed by the british parliament in 1774 after the boston tea party. in great britain, these laws were referred to as the coercive acts.

interest groups send representatives to state capitals and to washington, d.c. to put pressure on members of congress and other policymakers. they engage in lobbying, or the organized process of influencing legislation or policy. lobbying can take many forms. interest groups can testify in congressional hearings.