Pardon a criminal or preventing them from being prosecuted or jailed.
The word "republic" means the same as a representative democracy. A representative democracy is how the United States views themselves.
missions, presidios, and pueblos
The French concentrated in exploring Canada because they already had forts in it in Quebec and in other parts of Canada, also there wasn't too much fighting over Canada except for the British so they decided to explore Canada.
Dynastic period is the correct answer