How Were the Spanish Successful in Creating a Centralized Political

question 24

Multiple Choice

How were the Spanish successful in creating a centralized political system in their American colonies?

• A)Through the extraordinary use of military power
• B)By installing Jesuits in important political positions
• C)By allowing large landowners to collect taxes from local peoples
• D)By placing viceroys, governors, and other royal officials in dominant positions
• E)By including locally-born Spaniards in the colonial governments

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