Question

Who enforced the laws of Spain with their armies in the settlements?

the colonists
the viceroys
the king

Answer 1

The answer is b

Answer 2

" Viceroys, or vice kings, authorized by the king to govern the colonies, were responsible to a council in Spain"

Answer 3

"Spain ruled her colonies as she ruled her homeland: the king had absolute power. Viceroys, or vice kings, authorized by the king to govern the colonies, were responsible to a council in Spain, which in turn was responsible to the king. The viceroy made the laws and enforced them with his army. Spain directed her colonies with a tight rein; Spanish settlers and Indians had no say about the laws they lived under, many of which were severe. Taxes collected by the viceroy in the name of the king were levied on the settlers, and trade was forbidden with anyone other than Spain herself. Colonists were allowed to purchase supplies from Spain alone, and goods from America could be carried only in Spanish ships to Spanish ports
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