The passages above are best understood in the context of which of the following practices?

(A) Legalization of slavery in overseas colonies (B) Exercise of colonial administrative power over native peoples (C) Western missionary efforts in colonized territories (D) Mobilization of military resources from colonial possessionsExplanation: (B) This question calls for interpretive skill and the ability to place the documents in broader historical context. Answers A and D have little to do with either text. While religious practices are alluded to in the first document, they are not in the second, making C less relevant. Both have to do with imperial governance of native peoples, as in (B)