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"Into this land of meek outcasts there came some Spaniards who immediately behaved like ravening wild beasts . . . killing, terrorizing, afflicting, torturing, and destroying the native peoples, doing all this with the strangest and most varied new methods of cruelty, never seen or heard of before, and to such a degree that this Island of Hispaniola once so populous (having a population that I estimated to be more than three million), has now a population of barely two hundred persons.”
-Source: Bartolomé de Las Casas, Brief Account of the Devastation of the Indies, 1542.
Which of the following practices did the ideas expressed in the excerpt most directly challenge?
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(Choice A) enslaving indigenous people as laborers in the encomienda system
A
enslaving indigenous people as laborers in the encomienda system
(Choice B) converting indigenous people to Christianity through missionary work
B
converting indigenous people to Christianity through missionary work
(Choice C) mixed-race relationships between Spaniards and indigenous people
C
mixed-race relationships between Spaniards and indigenous people
(Choice D) taking indigenous land for colonization by creating unfair treaties
D
taking indigenous land for colonization by creating unfair treaties
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-Source: Bartolomé de Las Casas, Brief Account of the Devastation of the Indies, 1542.
Which of the following practices did the ideas expressed in the excerpt most directly challenge?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) enslaving indigenous people as laborers in the encomienda system
A
enslaving indigenous people as laborers in the encomienda system
(Choice B) converting indigenous people to Christianity through missionary work
B
converting indigenous people to Christianity through missionary work
(Choice C) mixed-race relationships between Spaniards and indigenous people
C
mixed-race relationships between Spaniards and indigenous people
(Choice D) taking indigenous land for colonization by creating unfair treaties
D
taking indigenous land for colonization by creating unfair treaties
Report a problem
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The ideas expressed in the excerpt most directly challenge:
**(Choice A) enslaving indigenous people as laborers in the encomienda system.**
In this excerpt, Bartolomé de Las Casas condemns the violent and cruel treatment of indigenous peoples by Spaniards, highlighting the devastating impact of their actions on the population of Hispaniola. This critique directly challenges the practices associated with the encomienda system, which involved the forced labor and enslavement of native peoples.
**(Choice A) enslaving indigenous people as laborers in the encomienda system.**
In this excerpt, Bartolomé de Las Casas condemns the violent and cruel treatment of indigenous peoples by Spaniards, highlighting the devastating impact of their actions on the population of Hispaniola. This critique directly challenges the practices associated with the encomienda system, which involved the forced labor and enslavement of native peoples.