the answer is Nullification
B) The beliefs, behaviors, values, and forms shared by a particular group of people
Conquistadors were made encomenderos (holders of the grant ) over the land.
They could both serve as soldiers. :)
The answer is B) A series of actions by the Catholic Church intended to spread and defend the Catholic faith.
The counter-reformation was in response to the Protestant reformation, so the first answer is out of the question.
Martin Luthers own actions sparked the Protestant reformation, and as mentioned prior - it was a response to the Protestant reformation (however, during this time they did solidify the power of the pope).