Viceroyalties were instiutions created by the Spanish monarchy to incorporate the colonized lands in America in the administration engines of the Empire. A viceroyalty was ruled by viceroy, a direct subordinates of the King, and was considered a province within the Empire and not a colony anymore.
The two viceroyalties existing in America prior to 1717 were:
- Viceroyalty of New Spain. It contained the current territory of Mexico, together with Southwestern states from the current US. It was the first one created by the Spanish in America in 1535.
- Viceroyalty of Peru, created in 1542, which contained almost the whole territory ruled by the Spanish in South America.
Answer: Despite the ruling of the Supreme Court that the Cherokee was a sovereign nation, the forcible removal of the Cherokee was carried out by the state of Georgia. The Cherokee however argued that they had negotiated treaties with the United State federal government that had granted them the rights to these lands. The Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee were a separate, independent nation with a right to retain their lands. President Jackson did not however enforce the court decision, and the state of Georgia continue the policy of removing them from their own land.
The best and most correct answer among the choices provided by your question is the second choice which is "railroad tracks."
<span>By 1860 the Midwest and the East were united by a network of railroad tracks.</span>
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Carpetbaggers wanted to help formally enslaved people.
