Defense probably but if rapidly expanding maybe offensive.
Answer:
ancestral ethnic religion
Social stratification<span> is a society's categorization of people into </span>socioeconomic<span>strata, based upon their occupation and </span>income<span>, wealth and social </span>status<span>, or derived power (social and political). ... Moreover, a social stratum can be formed upon the bases of kinship or caste, or both.</span>
Answer: The triangle, involving three continents, was complete. European capital, African labour and American land and resources combined to supply a European market. The Southern colonies included Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia.