American indians in the st. lawrence river region began to fight among themselves in the 1600s because of disagreements about trading with the french. their desire to retake their lands from french control. competition over hunting grounds. decreased demand for furs.

disagreements about trading with the French.

In the 1600s, the main economic activity was fur trading. Native Americans engaged in this commercial activity with the French. However, as the business became more and more profitable, there were conflicts regarding the authority and power of each tribe. These disagreements over dominance led to conflict among the Iroquians, Algonquians, Hurons,Mohawk, Cayuga, Seneca, Oneida, and Onondaga.

china has confucianism thats everywhere in asia but it isn't really a religion.  

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.