Reform Diffusion

Which statement is most accurate when studying Reform Diffusion in New York State?

• The 1664 transfer from Dutch to English control illustrates how sovereignty can change faster than local culture, property patterns, and social networks.
• Haudenosaunee communities made different wartime choices, showing why Indigenous alliances should not be described as monolithic.
• Transportation and print networks in 19th-century New York helped reform movements circulate people, ideas, and publications.
• New York’s Hudson corridor mattered strategically because severing New England from other colonies was a major British objective.