Puritan communities in New England during the 1600s emphasized "religious devotion and hard work," due to the fact that they needed to be incredibly disciplined in order to survive the harsh environment.
Because it made food, raw materials, and more readily available for the Greeks.
B) an effort to share the power with the people
The Curtis act of 1898 was an amendment to the United States Dawes act ; it resulted in the break-up of tribal governments and communal lands in Indian territory