The Portuguese and Spanish became great colonizing nations at the end of the Middle Ages. Portuguese colonization, which received impetus from the development of greatly improved methods of navigation, began with the establishment of trading ports in Africa and the East, while the Spanish concentrated most of their efforts in the Americas. Both the Spanish and the Portuguese exercised strict governmental control over their colonies and used them primarily as a basis for rich commerce with the parent government. They discouraged them from becoming economically self-sufficient.
Radical Republicans were strong believers in justice for African Americans. During Reconstruction the presidents during that time wished to quickly move on and become one nation, but the Radical Republics wanted states to go through stricter requirements in order to join the union. In the end, the Radical Republicans actually vetoed a bill and attempted to have Andrew Johnson impeached.
When elected officials accept kickback, they are engaged in bribery or corruption.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Kickback is a payment made to an elected official who have illicitly approved or sanctioned or facilitated an appointment or transactions. These kickbacks are punishable under the state and federal law.
Soliciting or giving or offering any object like money, gold or asset of value in exchange of influencing any government official is known as bribery.
Act of criminal activity or dishonesty by any organization or person entrusted with position of authority is named as corruption.
The first Queen of England was Mary I or Mary Tudor. She reigned from 1553 until her death in 1558. Many people were unhappy with her reign because she persecuted Protestants because she wanted to convert England back to Catholicism - called English Reformation -.
Because of her persecution, she was called Bloody Mary, she killed more than 200 people. Her half-sister, Elizabeth I was her successor.
