What Was the Biggest Factor in Leading to Spain Having

question 79

Multiple Choice

What was the biggest factor in leading to Spain having problems controlling New Mexico and Texas?

• A) The French were exploring and then starting to migrate from Louisiana.
• B) The Pueblos had created a large army.
• C) Corruption in Mexico City made it difficult to govern the northern territory.
• D) The Comanche and Apache were constantly fighting.
• E) The Spanish population was small in these locations.

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Definitions:

Elastic

Describes a situation in economics where the demand or supply for a good or service significantly changes in response to a change in price.

Substitute Goods

Products or services that can be used in place of one another, with their demand being inversely related: as the price of one rises, the demand for the other increases.

Margarine

A butter substitute made from vegetable oils or animal fats, often used in cooking or as a spread.

Inelastic

A characteristic of a good or service whose quantity demanded or supplied changes by a smaller percentage than changes in price.