“The lethal war with Kalinga transformed the vengeful Emperor Ashoka into a stable and peaceful emperor, and he became a patron of Buddhism. ... Nevertheless, his patronage led to the expansion of Buddhism in the Mauryan empire and other kingdoms during his rule, and worldwide from about 250 BCE.”
C. ethnic and religious diversity distinguished the Middle Colonies from New England and the Southern Colonies.
They gain freedom of speech and other individual freedoms but lose a strong, centralized leader to confidently rule the public
The battle at Lexington and Concord shaped the american revolution through it was the first victory and battle of the revolution so in this it brought more people to the american cause seeing that their militia were able to take on the world power of Britain and succeed in doing so.