What made Massachusetts Bay Colony a theocracy? It encouraged religious tolerance and was open to colonists of differing beliefs.
It did not encourage religious tolerance, but it did not strongly oppose it either.
It was established by people seeking freedom from religious persecution.
It had strict rules governing behavior that were based on religious principles.

Option D:

It had strict rules governing behavior that were based on religious principles.

Explanation:

Massachusetts Bay Colony was considered a theocracy by some historians because of the system of governance adopted there. They were unable to separate state laws from religious laws. As a matter of fact,  most laws of the colony were derived from religious backgrounds rather than democracy or popular demand.

The law with the most gruesome effects was the execution of witches, where innocent females were tried and executed because they were believed to be practicing witchcraft

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.

cruel, heartless

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