Which of the following statements best compares the effects of religion on the governing of spanish and british colonies? a. the spanish colonists valued freedom of religion more than the british and sought to promote that with a democratic system of government. b. the spanish colonists were more loyal to the catholic church than the british and looked to their priests to make all important governing decisions for them. c. the british colonists valued freedom of religion more than the spanish, but they wanted the church of england to be the head of their government in the new world. d. the british colonists were escaping religious persecution and wanted a separation of church and state, unlike the spanish colonies.

the correct answer is B. The Spanish colonists were more loyal to the Catholic church than the British  and looked to their priests to make all important governing decisions for them.

Explanation: the Catholic church played an important role in the "conquista" and also stopped many abuses to the indians.

an era of negotiation.

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superior technology and improved medical knowledge to foster imperialism. quinine enabled europeans

to survive tropical diseases and venture into the mosquito-infested interiors of africa and asia. the combination

of the steamboat and the telegraph enabled the western powers to increase their mobility and to quickly respond

to any situations that threatened their dominance. the rapid-fire machine gun also gave them a military advantage

and was in convincing africans and asians to accept western control. the following table summarizes the

causes of the new imperialism:

causes of new imperialism

economic military/political humanitarian/religious technological

need for markets need for military bases white man’s burden new medicine

raw materials national security spread of christianity new weapons

source of investments source of

pride—nationalism

social darwinism

(superiority of western

society)

transportation

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