1. Vodou is a combination of Catholicism and African spiritism-animism and has adopted aspects of the Catholic faith.
2. Slaves were prohibited from practicing Vodou freely, so they hid it among Catholic rituals, beliefs, ceremonies, etc.
One of the main strategies used by the Union during the Civil War is known as the Anaconda Plan, which stopped the Southern states from importing and exporting goods.
During the Civil War period, the South was <em>not</em> industrialized at all. They did not have the same factory advantages the North did, so they heavily relied on outside forces to gear them up. The Union knew this, so they eventually came up with the Anaconda Plan. This plan was meant to constrict the South, like an anaconda would, and make it so they did not have access to ports.
The Union also planned to slowly surround the Southern states and eventually break them in two parts, so they would not be as powerful and would have trouble communicating with each other.
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Representative government came to America.( first choice)
The first slaves were brought to America.
( second choice)
The London Company sent women to America.( fourth choice)
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The correct answers are B) Columbus was the first explorer they sponsored. D) they started the settlement on the island of Hispaniola. E) Ponce de Leon found cities of gold in Puerto Rico.
Explanation:
The following statements are true of the Spanish exploration and conquest in America: Columbus was the first explorer they sponsored, they started the settlement on the island of Hispaniola, and Ponce de Leon found cities of gold in Puerto Rico.
Spanish exploration to discover new maritime routes was sponsored by King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella de Castile, monarchs of Spain. They sponsored the trip of Christopher Columbus to discover a new route to the Indians but Columbus arrived at a new territory on October 12, 1492. The American continent had been discovered by the Europeans.
The two European countries that were the biggest winners in the race to seize African colonies is France and Britain