It might be war but go with war.
<span>Russia was the other country which threatened Spanish settlement in western North America. Peter the Great ordered the exploration of North America and laid claim to much of the western North America coast</span>
If there is a Morocco in your multiple choice. Then that's the answer! Morocco was the first country to recongnize the U.S. as there allies. Basic history :)
Answer:
option 1 is the correct answer
