<u>Prince Shotoku believed that both </u><u>Buddhism</u><u> and </u><u>Confucianism</u><u> could unify Japan</u>. Shotoku undertook the task of uniting Japan under a strong central government (by reducing the power of clan leaders). To unite Japan under one central government, he encouraged the spread of <u>Buddhism</u> (became a strong supporter). He hoped that as Buddhism spread, it would help the Japanese fell like a single group of people (united in one faith). Shotoku studied the writings of Confucius. He also believed <u>Confucianism</u> could help unify his country. Because the religion was appealing to people and he believed that he could unite people under one thing that they liked.
<em>Prince Shotoku gave Japan its first Constitution (of Seventeen Articles). The general principals of the Constitution were based on </em><u><em>Buddhist and Confucian</em></u><em> thought.</em>
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Defer to the decisions of the elected branches of government.
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The French and Indian War altered the relationship between Britain and its American colonies because the war enabled Britain to be more "active" in colonial political and economic affairs by imposing regulations and levying taxes unfairly on the colonies, which caused the colonists to change their ideology from toleration to resentment toward Britain.
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