C. he legalized Christianity and worship.
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B. Congress and state legislatures
Constitutional amendments can be proposed with a two-thirds vote from both the House of Representatives and the Senate or with a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the states’ legislatures.
The key factor which fueled competition between European countries for colonies in the Americas was C) the desire to control sources of gold and silver. Although Europe did have certain resources, it had definitely depleted itself in gold and silver and there was a sort of race between the big European super powers to enrich themselves as much as they could. This can be especially seen with the silver mines in Mexico which both the Spanish and the French wanted to acquire.
