Use the quote to answer the question. “In Brazil, they [the Portuguese] also outnumbered Indigenous people. It is estimated that today Indigenous populations are seven percent of what they originally were in 1500.” Which statement correctly analyzes whether the quote is a strength or weakness of Portuguese control? (1 point) Responses Lower Indigenous populations weakened Portuguese colonial control because the death of so many indigenous people led colonists to revolt. Lower Indigenous populations weakened Portuguese colonial control because the death of so many indigenous people led colonists to revolt. Lower Indigenous populations strengthened Portuguese colonial control because it made leading revolts much more difficult. Lower Indigenous populations strengthened Portuguese colonial control because it made leading revolts much more difficult. Lower Indigenous populations strengthened Portuguese colonial control because colonial authorities felt the need to please their Indigenous subjects. Lower Indigenous populations strengthened Portuguese colonial control because colonial authorities felt the need to please their Indigenous subjects. Lower Indigenous populations weakened Portuguese colonial control because they had fewer workers to boost the economy. Lower Indigenous populations weakened Portuguese colonial control because they had fewer workers to boost the economy.

Answer 1

The statement that correctly analyzes whether the quote is a strength or weakness of Portuguese control is:

Lower Indigenous populations strengthened Portuguese colonial control because it made leading revolts much more difficult.

This is supported by the idea that a significantly reduced Indigenous population would have less capacity to organize resistance or revolt against colonial authorities, thereby consolidating Portuguese control over the region.