According to Swiss-German immigrant Johannes Hanner in his 1769 letter home, the colony of Pennsylvania: a. placed high taxes on the few who managed to purchase land. b. allowed only Puritans to hold elected office. c. offered few opportunities for work. d. was a free country with abundant food.

Correct

d. was a free country with abundant food.

Explanation:

The 1769 letter which was written by Swiss-German immigrant Johannes Hanner was written to his family still in Europe to inform them about the abundant of freedom which he enjoys that was never available for him while still living in Europe.

Also, how people were able to climb the socioeconomic ladder, how there is abundant food,and ability to purchase land if you want.

the authority to tax.

while it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton.

explanation:

before eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin, picking and cleaning cotton was a slow, labor-intensive job. workers, usually slaves, had to pick the seeds from the cotton fibers by hand. this invention made it possible to grow large amounts of cotton on big farms and make money.