Well, when you find gold you get rich... therefore they went for it! Hope i helped(:
As in Mexico the democracy is the basis, the answer eill be c. elected by the people. This is also done in many latin aerican regions
SLAVES AND SUGAR PLANTATIONS Slaves were needed to harvest the crops in the sugar plantations.They were needed for affordable labor, but only because they were also producers of children, who became new slaves. So in addition to revenue from cotton and sugar, the slaveowners also receive drevenue from the sale of slaves, especially after the importationof new slaves was prohibited.