One reason for the impoverishment of the Mexican peasantry was
a. loss of land to the Mexican and American elites.
b. inability to afford railroad access.
c. lack of educational opportunities.
d. refusal to convert to Catholicism and be part of the network.
e. lack of raw materials for infrastructure.
ANSWER:
a
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