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"In Cusco, I have resolved to abolish the mita, the repartimiento, and all other forms of ruinous tribute imposed by European Spaniards. Yet, let it be known that this struggle is not waged against the Holy Catholic Church or the legitimate authority of our Sovereign King in Madrid, but rather against the corrupt officials who violate the royal laws and oppress the native inhabitants."
—José Gabriel Condorcanqui (Túpac Amaru II), proclamation to the people of Peru, 1780

Which of the following best explains how the resistance movement described in the passage differed from later nineteenth-century indigenous resistance movements, such as the Ghost Dance in North America or the Xhosa Cattle-Killing movement in Southern Africa?

  1. A
    It rejected European imperial expansion by adopting Social Darwinist principles to assert indigenous racial superiority.
  2. B
    It was organized to defend local merchants against the imposition of European free-market capitalist policies rather than direct territorial control.
  3. It sought to redress colonial grievances by working within existing imperial legal and religious structures rather than relying on a millenarian rejection of all colonial influence.Cevap
  4. D
    It aimed to establish a secular state that would enforce complete cultural homogenization across the Andean region.

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The resistance movement described in the passage sought to redress colonial grievances by working within existing imperial legal and religious structures rather than relying on a millenarian rejection of all colonial influence.
The rebellion led by Túpac Amaru II in 1780 sought to address colonial grievances by working within existing imperial legal and religious structures, as seen in his explicit statements of loyalty to the Spanish King and the Catholic Church while aiming only to remove corrupt local officials and oppressive labor systems like the mita and repartimiento. In contrast, later nineteenth-century resistance movements like the Ghost Dance in North America and the Xhosa Cattle-Killing movement in Southern Africa were millenarian in nature, relying on prophetic or spiritual calls for a total rejection and supernatural expulsion of European colonial influence.

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1
Analyze the primary source text.
Identify that the leader (Túpac Amaru II) claims loyalty to the Spanish King and the Catholic Church, while focusing his rebellion against local corrupt officials and colonial labor exploitation systems (mita and repartimiento).
Understanding the leader's political and ideological framework is key to comparative analysis.
2
Recall the characteristics of late-nineteenth-century indigenous resistance movements.
Note that the Ghost Dance and the Xhosa Cattle-Killing were millenarian movements that sought a complete spiritual purification and rejection/expulsion of colonial powers.
Establishing the traits of the comparison group allows for identifying the primary difference.
3
Compare the resistance strategies.
Contrast Túpac Amaru II's strategy of working within imperial structures (reforming the system from within while maintaining religious and royal loyalty) with the total, often supernatural, rejection of colonial influence in the millenarian movements.
This direct comparison answers the core prompt.
4
Evaluate the options.
Confirm that the option stating the rebellion worked within existing imperial and religious frameworks is correct, and eliminate distractors that misapply concepts like Social Darwinism, free-market capitalism, or secular nationalism.
Ensures the correct answer is selected based on historical accuracy.

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