Question

After independence, most South American countries
Responses

established communist systems with command economies

shifted from plantation agriculture to small-scale farming

extended voting rights to all men

were dominated by wealthy landowners

Answer 1

After independence, most South American countries were dominated by wealthy landowners. Following the wars of independence in the early 19th century, the political and economic power in many South American nations remained concentrated in the hands of a few elite landowners, often leading to the continuation of unequal social structures and tensions between different societal classes.