Portuguese Colonial Holdings in Brazil Were Different from Spanish Colonies

question 17

Multiple Choice

Portuguese colonial holdings in Brazil were different from Spanish colonies in the Americas in all of the following ways except there

• A)were fewer pre-existing cities established by the indigenous peoples.
• B)were fewer large cities established by colonists.
• C)was less reliance on slave labor.
• D)was less direct administration from the homeland.

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