Barbarian groups were able to weaken the Byzantine Empire<span> because the empire itself had several unprotected areas for warring </span>groups<span> to invade.
Hope this helps!
-Sammy</span>
i do believe they were loyalists. patriots i also do believe were ones who wanted the king out.
Spain set up the most amount of colonies, ranging from around the center of South America to about the present day US-Canadian border