I believe that is called archipelago
Answer:
C Spain was weakened by wars with Britain and France.
Explanation:
The election for President is really 51 individual elections, one for each state plus DC. The USA is a republic, not a democracy. Each state gets a specific number of electoral votes total to the number of Reps and Senators that state has. All but 2 states have a winner-take-all system.
To stop supplies going to Britain and France. I think. Hope i helped