Well, it wasn't really religion which was the primary goal of the western countries but dominance on land. Since it has been a bloodbath in conquering lands, they ought to use religion to peacefully influence these tribes by bring priests.
The answer should be <span>D. Itinerant preachers spread their religions.</span>
<span>During this time, it had previously been illegal to petition the Crown because of some sort of grievance. With the Bill of Rights, this became legal to do so without fear of being tried and thrown in prison for offending the monarchy.</span>
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English attention was turned to internal struggles and the encroaching Catholic menace to Scotland and Ireland.