How did native leaders hold on to power after the spanish and portuguese conquests? a. they made alliances with the europeans. b. they mined gold and silver. c. they betrayed their native monarchs and served as colonial soldiers. d. they led periodic revolts against the colonists to reclaim their lands.

The correct answer is A) they made alliances with Europeans.

Native leaders held on to power after the Spanish and Portuguese conquest in that they made alliances with Europeans.

Native leaders realized that the European conquerors had powerful weapons unknown to Indian tribes and some preferred to make alliances with them instead of fight against them. That was the case of the Tlaxcanteans or Cholulans, enemies of the Aztec Empire during those years. with the help of a Nahua woman translator, Malinche o  Mallinntzin, Cortez could get some relationship with these tribes helped the Spanish conquerors to defeat the Aztecs in Tenochtitlan.

in 1803 the louisiana purchase took place, doubling the size of the country. by 1840 almost 7 million americans had migrated westward in hopes of securing land and being prosperous. the belief that settlers were destined to expand to the west is often referred to as manifest destiny.

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the answer to your question is a. the salt plains

in 1811, he led an expedition, known as the george c. sibley expedition, to improve relations with the pawnee and kansa tribes, and also to locate the rumored jefferson's salt mountain