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No areas densely settled by Indians
Abundant evidence of the influence of the native societies of Mexico and Central America
A homogeneous native society
Hundreds of native societies speaking nearly as many distinct languages.
A few dominant native societies and a common native language.
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The practices of farming and inter tribal warfare
Inter tribal warfare and the development of clans
The practices of foraging and farming
Farming and warfare
Folsom and Plano
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The superiority of Spanish arms
The Spaniards' ability to take advantage of native peoples' hostility to Aztec rule
The absence of an Aztec military "bureaucracy" that could launch a counterattack
The availability of horses to the Spanish
The military genius of Hernando Cortez
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Starvation
Declining birth rates
Disease
Immigration
Warfare
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Fear of the french
A desire for colonization
Missionary zeal
Animosity toward Spain
Animosity toward the Indians
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The authority of the Roman Catholic church should be obeyed in all instances
Learning was the domain of the upper class
Concern for the afterlife must always be the primary focus of human beings
Ancient classical beliefs and forms must be rejected
Human potential is important and should be celebrated
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Encouraged trade between the settlers and the Indians
Prompted the English to seek a community of inclusion
Created pressure for more expansion into Indian territory
Made Indian slave labor profitable
Was ultimately banned by the King of England
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Puritans
Jews
Spaniards
Dutch
Catholics
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Religious toleration
Peaceful relaxations with the Indians
More equal sex roles
Impressive educational system
Requirement that no work be performed on the Sabbath
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The growing of rice
The Indian slave trade
The export of indigo and tobacco
The importation and sale of slaves from the Caribbean
The growing of timber and naval stores
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They believed slaves could not understand Christian teachings
The feared that Christian teachings would foster violence among the slaves
They did not want to see Christianity influenced by African religions
They feared Christianity would give the slaves dangerous ideas about freedom and equality
They believed that Christianity was incompatible with African populations
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Conversion to Christianity
Learning English
Music and dance
Fictive kinship
Interest in commerce
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Opened trade within the future British empire to any nation
Encouraged colonial manufacturing
Consolidated the English colonies into one centralized trading unit
Defined the role colonies would play within the future British empire
Forbade customs collectors from going into warehouses to look for smuggled goods
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West Africa
Congo and Angola
Lower Niger River
Gold Coast
South Africa
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Their close association with religious missions
The religious equality between the colonizers and the natives
The rigid segregation practiced between Indians and Europeans
The close contact maintained with the administrators of New Spain
The great prosperity most of them experienced
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New England
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
The Chesapeake colonies
New Jersey
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They wanted to keep colonies Catholic
They limited migration because they did not want to lose population
They had a liberal policy for both English and foreign nationals
Encouraged women to immigrate more than men
They allowed only English speaking protestant settlers
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Defined the church membership to most second generation Puritans in colonial America
Required a conversion experience for acceptance into Church membership
Allowed the children of church members all the privileges of church membership
Managed rather than resolved the problem of compulsory church attendance and requirements for church membership
Mediated between Calvinism and Arminianism
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The young people
The elderly
Persons who had little previous association with a church
The wealth
The native population
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