Question

xamine 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) the Spanish increased their use of enslaved Africans as a labor force
A
the Spanish increased their use of enslaved Africans as a labor force
(Choice B) increased opposition from the Spanish crown to Spanish colonization
B
increased opposition from the Spanish crown to Spanish colonization
(Choice C) increased opposition from the Spanish clergy to using Native Americans as labor
C
increased opposition from the Spanish clergy to using Native Americans as labor
(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 image described, which portrays women covered in spots, it suggests a situation related to disease, possibly the effects of European colonization on Native populations, such as the spread of smallpox. The most direct effect of such situations often includes increased mortality rates among Indigenous peoples, which in turn led European colonizers to seek alternative labor sources.

Considering the options provided:

- Choice A: "the Spanish increased their use of enslaved Africans as a labor force" - This directly correlates with the situation of high mortality among Native Americans due to disease, prompting the Spanish to turn to enslaved Africans as a labor source.

- Choice B: "increased opposition from the Spanish crown to Spanish colonization" - This is less likely as the Spanish crown was invested in colonization.

- Choice C: "increased opposition from the Spanish clergy to using Native Americans as labor" - This option is relevant but less directly connected to the immediate effects of disease.

- Choice D: "the enslaved African population decreased as the Spanish moved to end colonization" - This seems out of context regarding the situation likely portrayed.

Given all of this, the best answer is:

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