Question

How did chattel slavery and the encomienda system develop and impact the Americas?(1 point)
a. Each system developed as a way of ensuring a steady supply of food for the Americas. Each system was based on race, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas.
b. Each system developed as a way of ensuring labor for the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Each system was based on race, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas.
c. Each system developed as a way of ensuring labor for colonizers. Each system was based on race, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas.
d. Each system developed as a way of ensuring labor for colonizers. Each system was based on national origin, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas.

Answer 1

c. Each system developed as a way of ensuring labor for colonizers. Each system was based on race, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas.