Which of the following statements best compares the effects of religion on the governing of spanish and british colonies? a. the spanish colonists valued freedom of religion more than the british and sought to promote that with a democratic system of government. b. the spanish colonists were more loyal to the catholic church than the british and looked to their priests to make all important governing decisions for them. c. the british colonists valued freedom of religion more than the spanish, but they wanted the church of england to be the head of their government in the new world. d. the british colonists were escaping religious persecution and wanted a separation of church and state, unlike the spanish colonies.