The Spanish Established a Strict Hierarchal Political and Social System

 The Spanish established a strict hierarchal political and social system based on Spanish control;however,this system became more fluid when

A) Spanish laws gave limited rights to indigenous people.
B) leaders of certain groups of people were allowed to rule their areas.
C) numbers of mixed blood peoples began to outnumber the Spanish.
D) settlements were far enough away from the centers of authority.
E) rebellions weakened the Spanish hold on their colonies.