What explains the increasing political autonomy of the colonies in the 18th century?

The viceroy of spain asked that coronado's expadition be cristian and apostolic and not a buchery, what does that mean and did cornado follow his orders

Which statement in the passage best reflects sumer's opinion of the dred scott decision? a."i speak what cannot be denied." b."[the] judgment was sustained by a falsification of history." b."the opinion was more thoroughly abominable than anything history." i speak what cannot be denied when i declare that the opinion of the chief justice in the case of dred scott was more thoroughly abominable than anything of the kind in the history of courts. judicial baseness reached its lowest point on that occasion. you have not forgotten that terrible decision where a most unrighteous judgment was sustained by a falsification of history. -charles sumner, 1865

The passage of alien and sedition acts led directly to what?