<span>It's possible that the Birdman practices had been going on during the reign of the statue cult; however, it eventually took over as the predominate religion on the island and was still in practice up untill 1866-67. High on the rim of the crater known as Rano Kau was the ceremonial village of Orongo.</span>
<span>Why did President Monroe grow worried when Mexico attained independence from Spain in 1821:</span>he didn't want Mexico to attack the United States
