Question
What was the Encomienda System in Spanish America?
a.
A treaty dividing land between Spain and Portugal
b.
A method of spreading Christianity in the Americas
c.
A labor system where indigenous people were forced to work on Spanish estates
d.
A system for trading goods between Europe and the Americas
a.
A treaty dividing land between Spain and Portugal
b.
A method of spreading Christianity in the Americas
c.
A labor system where indigenous people were forced to work on Spanish estates
d.
A system for trading goods between Europe and the Americas
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is:
c. A labor system where indigenous people were forced to work on Spanish estates.
The Encomienda System was a labor system instituted by the Spanish crown during the colonization of the Americas, in which Spanish settlers were granted the right to extract forced labor from indigenous populations in exchange for offering them protection and Christianization.
c. A labor system where indigenous people were forced to work on Spanish estates.
The Encomienda System was a labor system instituted by the Spanish crown during the colonization of the Americas, in which Spanish settlers were granted the right to extract forced labor from indigenous populations in exchange for offering them protection and Christianization.