Question

Well aware that Almighty God hath created the mind free and that all attempts to influence it by . . . punishments . . . or by civil incapacitations [imprisonments], tend only to beget [bring about] habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the Holy author of our religion.

According to Jefferson, what has God created?

civil punishments and incapacitations
free minds
habits of hypocrisy and meanness
a departure from the plan of men

Answer 1

Free minds

Step-by-step explanation:

Jefferson believed our minds were free to form ideas and make moral choices. We can make our own decisions because our minds know no restrictions.