▁of ▁England . ▁As ▁Lie le ▁and ▁his ▁Bapt ist ▁follow ers ▁were ▁spread ing ▁out ▁across ▁J ama ica , ▁laws ▁were ▁passed ▁to ▁restrict ▁Black ▁Bapt ist ▁leaders ▁from ▁pre aching , ▁teaching ▁slaves ▁how ▁to ▁read ▁and ▁write , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁from ▁having ▁gather ings ▁because ▁authorities ▁believed ▁these ▁kinds ▁of ▁activities ▁could ▁lead ▁to ▁revol ts . ▁ ▁Europe ans ▁began ▁to ▁bring ▁their ▁religion ▁to ▁the ▁ens la ved ▁in ▁J ama ica ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁Europe ans ▁were ▁gal van ized ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁by ▁political ▁and ▁religious ▁mot ives . ▁The ▁English ▁wanted ▁to ▁challenge ▁the ▁Spanish ▁mon opol y ▁and ▁influence ▁of ▁Catholic ism ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean . ▁Northern ▁Europe ans ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁English ▁and ▁Dutch ▁wanted ▁to ▁break ▁through ▁the ▁political ▁and ▁economic ▁strong hold ▁of ▁Spain ▁and ▁open ▁new ▁territ ories ▁to ▁spread ▁their ▁faith . ▁The ▁English ▁believed ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁moral ▁responsibility ▁to ▁spread ▁their ▁religion ▁in ▁their ▁colon ies . ▁ ▁Mission aries ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries ▁white ▁mission aries ▁arrived ▁in ▁J ama ica ▁and ▁brought ▁about ▁conflic ting ▁world - views . ▁European ▁Protest ant ▁mission aries ▁brought ▁an ▁evangel ical ▁Christian ity ▁to ▁J ama ica . ▁They ▁emphas ized ▁pre aching , ▁instruction ▁and ▁observable ▁response ▁in ▁word , ▁moral ▁behavior , ▁and ▁church ▁ad her ence . ▁Mission aries ▁also ▁brought ▁ideas