Many Americans chose to be Patriots and support American independence during the Revolutionary war because they felt that the British had treated them unfairly by implementing harsh taxes that limited their natural rights and freedoms.
The correct answer is D. To protect against an aggressive Soviet Union in Europe.
After World War II ended, the United States and Soviet Union emerged as global superpowers. Both were set out to spread their power, influence, and ideologies to other countries. In this case, the Soviet Union was trying to spread their communist ideas to other nations. Many European countries and the United States wanted to stop communism from spreading. To do this, they formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This was a political and military alliance, one that promised that each country would support each other with military help if the Soviet Union tried to invade their country.
Spain found missions and presidios A. to convert American Indians to Christianity, and C. to teach American Indians how to live as Spanish colonist.
It was a way to try that the Indians become sedentarian in the frontier of the Empire. The missionaries often learnt about the Indian culture in order to teach them Christianity in a way they would understand, but it was a non-planned effect of the establishment of missions. I any case they would want the Indians to become soldiers, because they might have turned against them.
The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution<span> of the United States, on November 15, 1777, but the states </span>did not ratify them until March 1, 1781. Also, t<span>he </span>Constitution<span> made federal law over state law. In </span>Article<span> I of the </span>Constitution<span>, Congress can regulate interstate commerce. ... In the </span>Constitution<span>, the government had the power to levy taxes. There also were financial problems with the </span>Articles of Confederation<span>.</span>
