5. What social restructuring took place in the Americas as a result of European conquest? a. The Spanish learned to accommodate their new indigenous subjects in order to utilize their economic and military contributions
b. The traditional economic and political elites of the Americas found a position for themselves among the elites of the Spanish empire
c. The adoption of the Casta System limited the opportunities of certain groups politically, economically, and socially
d. Indigenous women were elevated in status while indigenous men were enslaved