The North and South American independence movements of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries shared which of the following?
(A) Limitation of civil rights to a minority of the population
(B) Reliance on Christian teachings to define revolutionary demands
(C) Industrial economies that permitted both areas to break free of European control
(D) The desire of a majority of revolutionary leaders to create a politically united hemisphere
(E) Political instability caused by constant warfare among the new states
"(B) Reliance on Christian teachings to define revolutionary demands" is the best option, although it should be noted that there were other factors as well.
