Strong Roman Catholic beliefs.
disagreements with the Roman Catholic Church.
success in conquering England.
belief in the teachings of the Reformation.
It was in "Berlin" Germany that the European nations met to discuss how to completely dominate Africa, since this was during the "Scramble for Africa," when many different nations were trying to capitalize on obtaining abundant natural resources.
Yes it helped Europe from outside threats
Exclusive jurisdiction is when only a single court, or a type of court, has jurisdiction over the matter in question. An easy example for this is that the United States District Courts have exclusive jurisdiction in cases of bankruptcy, or that the Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction on reviewing other courts' decisions.
New England settlers had very small farms