What was the main purpose of the massachusetts bay and rhode island colonies?
a. to convert native americans to catholicism
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b. to make a profit in the fur trade
c. to grow tobacco for sale
d, to provide a place for the free practice of religion

D, to provide a place for the free practice of religion

Explanation:

The main purpose of both colonies was to provide their settlers with a place for free practice of their religion, the Massachusetts bay colony was a puritan exclusively colony that aimed to create a colony where they lived like the first christians, and the colony of Rhode Island gave religious freedom to all of their inhabitants.

in the 1800s, locomotives powered by steam made transportation faster and cheaper. the resulting rapid growth of railroads led to the connection of the atlantic and pacific railroad in oklahoma city in 1897.

in the last years of the century, the improvement of steam-based engines the expansion and growth of railroads. this growth increased when the companies started to build and expand, such as the atlantic and pacific railroad, which connected new mexico with california, and missouri with oklahoma. many of these new networks were built in oklahoma, and these changes transportation henceforward.