Late 19th-century critics of the ideology expressed in the quote above would most likely argue that

length of the cultivating season was not a problem of new england agriculture

he did it to save us from our sins, so we can see him in heaven 1 day. it's because he loves us so much. he used himself as the final sacrifice, so that we could be forgiven for our sins, so that we can see him in heaven, if we believe.

then your answer is a

hoped that

. most was thought to be found in the nubian desert, which is part of the sahara desert.