In comparing the colonial societies of Spanish America and English America, people of mixed races had a

A.had a higher status than pure Africans in Spanish America.
B. had a higher status than pure Africans in English America.
C. had a lower status than pure Africans in Spanish America.
D. had a higher status than pure Africans in both Spanish and English America.
E. had a lower status than pure Africans in both Spanish and English America.