Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah and died so that all people could be saved, while Jews believe that the Messiah has not yet come and are still waiting for him.
B. strengthen the ability of native populations to secure independence
Actually John Smith never met Pocahontas. That's only in the Disney movie.
Hernan Cortes was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that conquered the Aztec Empire and imperialized large parts of Mexico. Cortes conquered modern day Mexico on behalf of the Spanish kingdom of King of Castille in the 16th century. Cortes was a part of the early colonizers from the Spain who conquered and colonized large swaths of the Americas. The Spanish conquered enormous swaths of Latin and South America and the effects of this colonization can still be seen in the language, culture, and lifestyle of this region.
