Which of the Following Helps to Explain Why Privileged Elites

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which of the following helps to explain why privileged elites in Latin America held more political and economic power than elites in the United States?

• A) There were fewer immigrants to Latin America,so old colonial elites had no challengers.
• B) Large estate holders in Latin America controlled far more of the richest lands to produce export crops.
• C) There were fewer Amerindian and peasant uprisings in Latin America,and fewer challenges to the ruling elites.
• D) The threat of revolts in the homesteader frontiers in Latin America created the need for stronger central government.