Augustin de Iturbide was able to declare independence from Spain while also proclaiming himself emperor in part because?
1. he came from a family of peninsulares.
2.he had started the independence movement.
3. that was the type of government the Spanish colonists were used to.
4. he deserved the title after his leadership in the battle for independence.

Which statement best summarizes the colonial system belgium created in the congo free state? o a. belgians relied on threats and brutal violence to force natives to work on rubber plantations, o b. belgians encouraged mass immigration from europe to force natives from their lands. o c. belgians improve local economies but stripped natives of their political rights. d. belgians offered natives political equality only if they gave up their traditional beliefs