With What Did Hernán Cortés Begin the Construction of Mexico

question 44

Multiple Choice

With what did Hernán Cortés begin the construction of Mexico City?

• A)slave labor
• B)labor from the captured Aztecs
• C)help from the troops of Francisco Pizarro
• D)bricks baked in coastal kilns
• E)stones from pyramids he had destroyed

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Definitions:

Supremacy Clause

A clause in the U.S. Constitution stating that federal law is the "supreme Law of the Land" and takes precedence over state laws.

Federalism

A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units, such as states in the U.S.

Unitary

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Confederal

Relating to a confederation, which is an alliance between sovereign states, where the central authority has limited powers and the member states retain a high degree of autonomy.