Question

Question: How did changing social structures lead to revolution in Spanish colonies? (1 point)

Responses:

Influenced by Enlightenment thought, the poor resented the rich.

The rich grew richer in the Spanish colonies, leading to resentment.

As economic growth gave people influence, they still had little power.

Enslaved people were a part of the lower class and wished to be free.

Answer 1

"As economic growth gave people influence, they still had little power."

Explanation: Creoles and other upwardly mobile groups gained wealth and status but were excluded from top political offices by peninsular Spaniards; combined with Enlightenment ideas, this imbalance helped spark independence movements.