What Was One Major Impact of the Rise of the Mestizo

Multiple Choice

What was one major impact of the rise of the mestizo population in Mexico and New Mexico?

A) Colonial officials became exceedingly abusive of mestizos and forced them to perform hard labor as servants.
B) The culture of the Native Americans here generally grew far more separate from that of the Spanish colonists.
C) It became normalized for European women to take on political roles in the colonies because there were generally fewer men.
D) Native Americans generally tried to hide their identity as mestizos from the Spanish because it would hurt their legal status.
E) The Spanish grew more inclusive toward the Native Americans than would the English in their own colonies.