Question

Problem
Examine the image and answer the question below.
Image of women covered in spots
-Source: Bernardino de Sahagún, Wikimedia Commons, 1576
Which of the following developments is the most direct effect of the situation portrayed in the image?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) increased opposition from the Spanish clergy to using Native Americans as labor
A
increased opposition from the Spanish clergy to using Native Americans as labor
(Choice B) increased opposition from the Spanish crown to Spanish colonization
B
increased opposition from the Spanish crown to Spanish colonization
(Choice C) the Spanish increased their use of enslaved Africans as a labor force
C
the Spanish increased their use of enslaved Africans as a labor force
(Choice D) the enslaved African population decreased as the Spanish moved to end colonization
D
the enslaved African population decreased as the Spanish moved to end colonization

Answer 1

Based on the context of the image from Bernardino de Sahagún and the historical implications of the treatment of Indigenous people during colonization, the most direct effect of the situation portrayed (likely involving the suffering of Native Americans from disease or mistreatment) would be:

(Choice C) the Spanish increased their use of enslaved Africans as a labor force.

This development occurred because the drastic decline in the Native American population due to diseases and harsh conditions made it increasingly necessary for the Spanish colonizers to seek alternative labor sources, leading to the increased importation of enslaved Africans to fulfill labor demands in the colonies.