Match each group in colonial Latian American society with its description

A. slaves

B. peninsulares

C. mulattos

D. mestizos

people with one parent of Spanish descent and the

other an American Indian

people with one parent of Spanish descent and the

other an African American

people who were forcibly transported from Africa

to work on plantations

people who came from Spain and held the most power

A. Slaves are people who were forcibly transported from Africa

to work on plantations

This is because American Natives were not slaves for long due to various laws and health issues

B. Peninsulares are people who came from Spain and held the most power

They came from the Iberian Peninsula which is where Spain is found, this basically means peninsula people.

C. Mullattos are people with one parent of Spanish descent and the

other an African American

These were people born mostly between Peninsulares who slept with their slaves

D. Mestizos are people with one parent of Spanish descent and the

other an American Indian

These were people who were born out of relationships between the natives and peninsulares.