<span>Religion is central to Equiano's life and construction of identity. He explains what his African brethren believed, but came to embrace the idea of the Christian God after hearing about that faith while still a youth. Until he was converted, he believed that good works were most important, and so he was diligent in keeping the Commandments, only really failing to avoiding blasphemy. This God watched over mankind, and Equiano believed the the good things that happened to him were God's praise, while the bad things were rebukes to be learned from. Equiano spoke often of being favored by Providence. He also called himself a predestinarian, explaining that he believed that his life's course was already ordained, and so it was his responsibility to accept this. After a deadly and dangerous voyage to the North Pole, Equiano feels convicted and searches for faith on a deeper level. He eventually embraces Methodism and the idea of the free gift of salvation as central to the Christian message. This faith shapes and molds his life from then on. He has difficulty working with men who are irreligious, and makes ardent efforts to convert men who were not Christian. His religion allows him to enter into the European culture and establish his credentials for his readers. In essence, he makes himself more familiar and less 'other' by his embrace of Christianity. Thus, his religion is deep and personal, but it is also a way for him to become part of the cultural mainstream and more effectively disseminate his abolitionist views.</span>
Answer:
The Spanish propagated a caste system which was dependent on racial origins.
This system determined the social ranking of Europeans, Native Americans, Africans, and people of mixed race in their colonies.
Explanation:
Recall that a caste system is one where ones social standing is determined at birth. In the case of the Spaniards, given that they had interbred with Europeans, Native Americans and Africans, the generation resulting from such interbreeding were categorised socially according to how much close genetically they were to the Spaniards. In other words, the more Spanish one was the higher one's class was in the society.
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Answer:
Southern politicians supported the expansion of slavery into new states
Explanation:
The South tried their hardest to get slavery in the new territories, with Texas and Missouri both being notable examples. The north did not want the South to make slavery constitutional, and they did not support the expansion of slavery whatsoever.
One part of the constitution that was not the best was how it gave people too much freedom, since people didn't want to eventually form a dictatorship over the colonists.
