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The Renaissance came after the Middle Ages, which was a much darker time when you ask most people. The Renaissance flourished with new art, and advancements. The Renaissance often called the "re-birth" would've never been known as such an advancment or artistic period without new and colorful art!
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Spain hoped to spread Catholicism in its American colonies. Spain was a very Catholic country at the time and remained very religious for centuries later. One of the main goals of colonization other than taking over and extracting the riches from the countries was to Christianize the population and convert them. This actually proved largely successful as an overwhelming majority of countries who were colonized by the Spanish identify as Catholic or a Christian denomination.
I'm assuming you are talking about the American Civil War. There is still a certain level of racism in the South that was heightened by the Civil War and the Southern economy is not as good because they are still behind industrially because they relied so heavily on cotton around the time of the war. Also punishments from Reconstruction and the increased industrialization in the North that occurred as a result of the war has and will continue to hurt the South.
Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and John Brown all believed that slavery should be abolished. The people who share this common belief are called Abolitionists.
