No, it is not true that Stark argues that if one truely believes that ritual is the essence of religion, (and not belief in the supernatural,) then sacrifice is very hard to <span>understand because sacrifice seems irrational, since he believes the two aren't mutually exclusive. </span>
Well he made the natives slaves. He . His men raped the native American women.
The correct answer to this is Natural Resources. <span>In the mid to late 19th century, natural resources were heavily exploited, especially in the West. Land speculators and developers took over large tracts of forests and grazing land. Acreage important to waterpower was seized by private concerns.
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