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4: Religion in the New World (1500–1800)

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The aims of the Catholic church in Spanish and Portuguese America; its influence; resistance of indigenous populations to Christianization

Jesuits, Franciscans and Dominicans in Spanish and Portuguese America: economic and political organization; relations with indigenous populations; challenges to government authority

Indigenous religions and Christianity; syncretism

Religious tolerance and intolerance in British North America: Puritans, Quakers, Anglicans and Catholics

The Great Awakening c1720–c1760; social and political impact

Religion in New France: Black Robes, Jesuits and Recollects