The two present-day countries that have territory that was part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain in the 1800s are Mexico and the United States. The Viceroyalty encompassed a vast area, including much of what is now Mexico, as well as parts of the southwestern United States, such as California, Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. This territory was governed by Spain until Mexico gained independence in 1821, and significant portions were ceded to the U.S. following the Mexican-American War in the mid-19th century.
France and Spain
Why were the major European powers scrambling to seize new territory in the late 1800s?
The Louisiana Territory which was purchased by the US in 1803.
It covered the vast area that is Today New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada and parts of Colorado An Utah
Mexico and the United States. But the "New Spain" also included most of Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and some small areas of Belize and Panama).
The boundaries of the New Mexico Territory in 1850 contained most of the present-day State of New Mexico, more than half of the present-day State of Arizona, and portions of the present-day states of Colorado and Nevada.
Many people in Madagascar and Mali speak French.
Which ones where the imperialists counries by 1800s and why?
South American countries were not.
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a race to claim territory in Africa
a race to claim territory in Africa