Question

question 11 (5 points)
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how did people in latin america transcend their racial categories before the revolutions there?
by leaving the region.
by edict of the king.
some became wealthy enough to be granted the designation of \legally white.\
by destroying whatever property they could find.

Explanation:

In Latin America before the revolutions, social and racial hierarchies were complex. Economic status played a role in how people could transcend racial categories. Wealth was a factor that could lead to a change in social - racial perception. Leaving the region (Option 1) was not a common way to transcend racial categories as the racial - social system was region - wide. Edicts of the king (Option 2) were more about governance and not a widespread mechanism for individuals to transcend racial categories. Destroying property (Option 4) was a form of protest or chaos and not a way to transcend racial categories. However, some people who became wealthy enough could be granted the designation of "legally white" as wealth could align them more with the dominant (white - identified in a social - racial sense) economic and social class.

Answer:

Some became wealthy enough to be granted the designation of "legally white."