Question
When the Spanish colonized the Americas, they utilized the encomienda system, in which colonial settlers
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) set themselves up as wards for Native American laborers, extracting labor in exchange for feudal ‘protection’
A
set themselves up as wards for Native American laborers, extracting labor in exchange for feudal ‘protection’
(Choice B) hired Native Americans as cooks for expeditions into the interior of the South American continent
B
hired Native Americans as cooks for expeditions into the interior of the South American continent
(Choice C) intermarried with Native peoples and converted them to Catholicism
C
intermarried with Native peoples and converted them to Catholicism
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) set themselves up as wards for Native American laborers, extracting labor in exchange for feudal ‘protection’
A
set themselves up as wards for Native American laborers, extracting labor in exchange for feudal ‘protection’
(Choice B) hired Native Americans as cooks for expeditions into the interior of the South American continent
B
hired Native Americans as cooks for expeditions into the interior of the South American continent
(Choice C) intermarried with Native peoples and converted them to Catholicism
C
intermarried with Native peoples and converted them to Catholicism
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is:
(Choice A) set themselves up as wards for Native American laborers, extracting labor in exchange for feudal ‘protection’.
The encomienda system granted Spanish settlers the right to extract labor from Native Americans in exchange for offering them protection and conversion to Christianity.
(Choice A) set themselves up as wards for Native American laborers, extracting labor in exchange for feudal ‘protection’.
The encomienda system granted Spanish settlers the right to extract labor from Native Americans in exchange for offering them protection and conversion to Christianity.