During the revolutionary war, what was the definition of a patriot?
a. a person who wanted the colonies to remain part of the british
empire
b. a person who wanted to free the american colonies from british
rule
c. a person who did not take sides and just wanted the war to end
d. a person who moved away from the colonies until the war was
over

Which of the following led to a continuation of the treatment in the excerpt above? a)the brutality of the trans-atlantic african slave trade. b)spanish repression after violent native uprisings in new spain during the 16th century. c)european competition to quickly establish colonial holdings in the new world. d)the reliance of the spanish on native americans to provide labor under the encomienda system.