A letter from a soldier who fought in the Napoleonic Wars is considered a primary source.
1. I would say Beneficial because when he discovered the "west Indies" he brought back much treasures and gained spain lots of territory.
2. It would have been different because he could've just asked another country or he could have gave up and someone else might have found the new world.
3. This question is up to you...
The <span>term secede, as it pertained to the south in the 1800s, meant that countries would "secede" ("leave") the Union in order to be independent. This took place over the South not wanting the institution of slavery to end.
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