A Major Difference Between the Governments of Spanish and English

question 43

Multiple Choice

A major difference between the governments of Spanish and English colonies was that

• A)in Spanish colonies,people of mixed blood could serve.
• B)the citizens of the English colonies elected their representatives.
• C)Spanish authorities were elected by the pure-blood Spaniards in Mexico.
• D)English representative bodies were chosen by members of Parliament.
• E)Spanish settlers were allowed to vote once they had converted to Protestantism.

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