The king maintained control through a rigid class structure. Which statements accurately describe an aspect of the class structu
re? Choose all answers that are correct. Creoles were of Spanish descent but born in America and therefore seldom held government positions. Mestizos were of mixed race, Spanish and Indian, and were generally poor, if free. Peninsulares were native-born Spaniards who held all the important positions in the colonies. Milanos were on the lowest rung on the social ladder and were little more than slaves. The native peoples were very poor and worked in the fields and in the mines.
1778-1825) William McIntosh was a controversial chief of the Lower Creeks in early-nineteenth-century Georgia. His general support of the United States and its efforts to obtain cessions of Creek territory alienated him from many Creeks who opposed white encroachment on indianland.
