SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Instill meekness, humility and obedience, allowing for them to accept their situation.
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free the minds of those they were oppressing.
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to enlighten the enslaved and save them from sin.
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All the above.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Christianity was an agent of great change in Africa. It destabilised the status quo, bringing new opportunities to some, and undermining the power of others. With the Christian missions came education, literacy and hope for the disadvantaged.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which best describes the influence of Christianity on enslaved African Americans? Christianity had a great deal of influence, and Bible stories about freedom often kept enslaved workers’ hopes alive. followed Christianity but integrated some African traditions into it.
Detailed explanation-3: -Much of the recent Christian growth in Africa is now due to indigenous African missionary work and evangelism and high birth rates, rather than European missionaries.
Detailed explanation-4: -On the downside, Christianity led to the demise of the African customs, which it viewed as pagan and evil; the religion also led to the implementation of apartheid (to which it gave its theological support), and undermined the leadership role of women.