Question

Why did the Iberian colonies in South America emerge as more ethnically diverse than the French and English colonies of North America?
a. Fewer Iberian women migrated to South America than did French and especially English women, forcing the Iberian male migrants to look to other populations for companionship
b. The racist French and English did not want to interact in any way with the indigenous peoples or the enslaved Africans
c. The Iberian colonists were less racist in their attitudes than the English and especially the French
d. The Iberian colonists were more interested in making their fortunes and then returning to Europe than were the French or the English settlers

Answer 1

One of the reasons why the Iberian colonies in South America emerged as more ethnically diverse than the French and English colonies of North America was because "a. Fewer Iberian women migrated to South America than did French and especially English women, forcing the Iberian male migrants to look to other populations for companionship," since this led to many "mixed race" children.