When any state or country operates with a "command economy", this means that the government, instead of the "free market" or consumers, is in charge of determining output and production quotas.
Divisions within the christian religion were initiated by Martin Luther during the 1500s, since it was Luther who believed that the Catholic Church had become corrupt--both morally and financially. He began the religion of Protestantism.
It provided the minimal assistance initially but eventually increased assistance and market regulation because they wanted to show minimum capability to what they were doing and how they were doing it.
The south— the north (mostly) opposed slavery, whereas the south (mostly) wanted to keep it around. In fact, slavery was one of the main reasons the American Civil War was fought in the first place.
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If you're asking about the decline in the indigenous population after the arrival of European settlers in the Americas, then five factors are as follows:
1. Diseases brought by Europeans decimated the indigenous population, since they had no natural immunity to viruses such as smallpox.
2. Many indigenous people were killed by the settlers, as they where no match for the guns and horses that the Europeans brought.
3. Many natives where forced into slavery and terrible living conditions, causing further death.
4. In some cases, the European conquers turned the indigenous tribes against each other, inciting further violence.
5. The displacement of Native Americans by settlers as they pushed further and further into the continent also resulted in a decline in the population.
