How was racial hierarchy on the North American continent different from racial hierarchy in Spanish Latin America?
a. Intermarriage among Native American, African, and European populations was much less common
b. Enslaved Africans could as a rule look forward to manumission upon the death of his or her owner
c. Native Americans were preferred over Africans to perform slave labor
d. European settlers formed a smaller minority of the overall population
e. Native American leaders enjoyed equal political and social status as European elites in colonial society
Answer: a. Intermarriage among Native American, African, and European populations was much less common
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