The Puritans also influenced the economic well-being of the colonies by ... One particular value held by the Puritans that can still be seen today is their sense of religious ... as collective, self-government within each community or settlement. ... Their belief in self-government gave them local control over both
The Fertile Crescent includes Mesopotamia, the land in and around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; and the Levant, the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The modern-day countries with significant territory within the Fertile Crescent are Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, as well as the southeastern fringe of Turkey and the western fringes of Iran
I think the awnser is b:congress holds an investigation