Author Question: In the second half of the eighteenth century, A) creoles dominated the audiencias of Lima and ... (Read 81 times)

DelorasTo · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

In the second half of the eighteenth century,

A) creoles dominated the audiencias of Lima and Mexico City.
B) an anti-creole reaction reduced creole representation in high official posts.
C) the crown sought to balance appointments of creoles and peninsulars to high offices.
D) an ideological campaign stressed creole's dubious loyalty and intellectual unfitness.

Question 2

The intendant system was introduced in the late eighteenth century to

A) increase royal revenues from the colonies.
B) reduce the power of the corregidores.
C) promote the spread of Enlightenment ideas in the colonies.
D) provide a counterpoise to the power of the viceroys.