The Diggers were an English group during the 17th century that advocated for common ownership of land and declared that all English people, including the poor, were entitled to a comfortable livelihood. They believed that the feudal system of land ownership was unjust and sought to establish a society based on communal farming and mutual aid. They were active during the English Civil War and were eventually suppressed by the monarchy and landed gentry.

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The Diggers

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The Diggers

A) were a Protestant sect that the Puritans banished from Massachusetts.
B) were a group of Scottish immigrants to Maryland who sought to form a union of fellow laborers.
C) were an English group that advocated for common ownership of land and declared that all English people, including the poor, were entitled to a comfortable livelihood.
D) was another name for tobacco laborers in Maryland.
E) was a derogatory name that the English used to describe Irish-Catholic laborers.

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