Use the passage and your knowledge of history to answer the question. By 1570, acting governor of Florida Don Diego de Velasco “has imposed a tribute system on the tribes around [Santa Elena] whereby they gave him corn, furs, and other products to privately enrich the acting governor.” —National Park Service's National Historic Landmark Nomination for Charlesfort-Santa Elena Evaluate the impact of colonial leadership on Spanish settlement in South Carolina. (1 point) Responses The settlers at Santa Elena were able to successfully grow their community thanks to the goods they got in these tributes. The settlers at Santa Elena were able to successfully grow their community thanks to the goods they got in these tributes. Spanish leaders effectively maintained power over Indigenous peoples, making Spanish settlement more successful. Spanish leaders effectively maintained power over Indigenous peoples, making Spanish settlement more successful. Efforts to exploit local Indigenous peoples created long-term problems between Spanish settlers and Indigenous Americans. Efforts to exploit local Indigenous peoples created long-term problems between Spanish settlers and Indigenous Americans. The tribute system created a way to prevent local Indigenous peoples from fighting with Spanish settlers. The tribute system created a way to prevent local Indigenous peoples from fighting with Spanish settlers.

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The most accurate response to evaluate the impact of colonial leadership on Spanish settlement in South Carolina, based on the given passage, is:

"Efforts to exploit local Indigenous peoples created long-term problems between Spanish settlers and Indigenous Americans."

This response highlights the negative consequences of the tribute system imposed by colonial leadership, which not only aimed to enrich the acting governor but ultimately led to tensions and conflicts between the Spanish settlers and the Indigenous populations. Such exploitation often resulted in resistance from the Indigenous tribes, undermining the stability and success of Spanish settlement in the region.