<span>C. The United States would expand its territory wherever it wanted.</span>
The Spanish melt down this things because they need to finance the war they are planning. Because the real gold is worth a money and if they melt it down it would cost about cents, dollar is really made of brass and it is worth 125 dollar if melt down.
Primogeniture, is a law that states that the first born son must be the one who has the right to inherit all the family riches and wealth.