What is one major reason for the higher literacy rates in British colonies than in Spanish/Portuguese colonies?
a. Paper was harder to maintain in the warm, humid Spanish/Portuguese colonies.
b. The British government invested massive funds into building libraries throughout North America.
c. Protestantism, which encouraged the reading of the Bible, was the dominant form of Christianity in the British colonies.
d. Spanish/Portuguese colonizers did not attempt to teach Native Americans to speak or read Spanish/Portuguese.
Answer: c. Protestantism, which encouraged the reading of the Bible, was the dominant form of Christianity in the British colonies.
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