Cortés enlisted the Tlaxcalans and the Totonac to help defeat the Aztec primarily because the Tlaxcalans and the Totonac were eager to get out from under the self-imposed rule of the Aztec. Their resentment towards the Aztec Empire and desire for freedom motivated them to align with Cortés, providing him with crucial support in his campaign against the Aztecs.
Why did Cortés enlist the Tlaxcalans and the Totonac to help defeat the Aztec?(1 point)
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Cortés used the Tlaxcalans and the Totonac to help him fight the Aztec because he wanted them to run his New World territories after he left.
Cortés used the Tlaxcalans and the Totonac to help him fight the Aztec because he wanted them to run his New World territories after he left.
Cortés needed their help because he knew that his military technology was not strong enough to defeat the Aztec.
Cortés needed their help because he knew that his military technology was not strong enough to defeat the Aztec.
The Tlaxcalans and the Totonac could help lure Aztec forces into a false sense of security by offering tribute.
The Tlaxcalans and the Totonac could help lure Aztec forces into a false sense of security by offering tribute.
The Tlaxcalans and the Totonac were eager to get out from under the self-imposed rule of the Aztec.
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