In the late eighteenth century, the conflict of interests between Spain and its colonies was most sharply expressed in
A) colonial demands for self-government.
B) colonial demands for an end to the Spanish trade monopoly.
C) the revolts of Tupac Amaru and the Comuneros.
D) the cleavage between creoles and peninsulars.
Question 2
The Quito Insurrection of 1765 was different than most 18th century revolts because it was a
A) rebellion that aimed to restore the fabled power of the ancient Inca Empire.
B) bloody conflict that linked rural and urban opponents to Spanish sovereignty.
C) precursor to the wars of independence and aimed to create a sovereign Peruvian state.
D) revolt that united elites, artisans, and shopkeepers against royal taxes and monopolies.
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