D. To earn money for sick children in the slums
<span>He spread his power throughout the nation and called for his absolute rule. He strengthened the Catholic Church and had a sea battle using the armada with England over the gold they were bringing back from mexico.
5) </span><span>During Philip II's reign he expanded Spanish influence, stregthened the Catholic Church, and made his own power absolute. He was like his father hard working, devoluted, and ambitious. Unlike others, Philip spent most of his time on government work. He never jousted and would sometimes hunt. He made every part of the government responsible to himself. He controlled as an absoulte monarch with complete control over his government and the lives of the people.
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A couple of weeks before the Battle of New Orleans, the U.S. and British governments had negotiated and signed a peace treaty that put an effective end to the war between the two countries. Given that news from Europe took about a month to reach the U.S., both the U.S. soldiers led by General Andrew Jackson and the Red Coats led by General Sir Edward Pakenham was a pointless confrontation. A few weeks after the resounding U.S. victory (only 13 men were killed on the U.S. side and 285 on the British side), Jackson and his men got news of the peace treaty signed before their feat of arms.
