Which of the following developments in the late 1400s and early 1500s is depicted in the excerpt?
A. Native Americans adapted to diverse geographical environments and developed complex societies
B. Alliances with Europeans aided some Native American societies in there efforts to conquer rival powers
C. Europeans persecuted for their religious beliefs established new separatist settlements in the americas
D. Europeans undertook voyages across the Atlantic to the americas in search of new sources of wealth