One reason the Comanches posed such a challenge for other Indian peoples as well as the Spanish was their __________
A. vast arsenal of weapons purchased from British traders
B. highly decentralized sociopolitical organization
C. natural ability to withstand deadly diseases that other indigenous groups in the northern frontier did not
D. ability to speak various languages including French
B
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