You are the ruler of a European country other than Spain. You hear tales of the great wealth and territory Spain is acquiring in the "New World." How will you react?

I would send emissaries and soldiers to

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Explanation:

As the ruler of a European country other than Spain. I would react by sending emissaries and soldiers to the "New World" louder and gather wealth back to the country. I would give my permission to the voyage. I would also finance promising expeditions. I would ensure that emissaries and soldiers I sent over make reasonable allies with the local people.

the punishment for breaking the law would depend on the conditions or the seriousness of the law being broken, if he or she breaks the law while doing some great discovery or invention then it would classify as a scientific fraud. there are other words to describe the crime but scientific fraud would be the harshest one.