If i am correct, I think it is the Aztecs
The Catholic Church dominated the continent of Europe so virtually everyone was Catholic and because of this The Catholic Church was extremely powerful and influential in society.
Compared to the overall government, state governments are used in order to maintain power and lawfulness in a smaller setting. State governments focus more on schooling, property taxes, and local laws compared to the US government.
George Calvert (Lord Baltimore)<span>Catholic who was granted the colony of Maryland as a proprietorship by King Charles I
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