4. Which was a purpose of Spanish and Portuguese voyages of exploration? A. studying the governments of other countries around the world

B. claiming lands for settling convicts

C. establishing sea routes to the Indies to make profits from trade

D. investigating major world religions to bring back to their countries

this isn't a question and if you're going to list things be kind and use commas.

was a long, primarily nonviolent series of events to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all americans. the era has had a lasting impact on united states society, in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil rights, and in its exposure of the prevalence and cost of racism. in the south violence and fraud in southern elections from 1868 to 1876, which had reduced black voter turnout and enabled southern white democrats to regain power in state legislatures across the south