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How did chattel slavery and the encomienda system develop and impact the Americas?(1 point)

Each system developed as a way of ensuring labor for colonizers. Each system was based on national origin, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas.

Each system developed as a way of ensuring labor for colonizers. Each system was based on race, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas.

Each system developed as a way of ensuring a steady supply of food for the Americas. Each system was based on race, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas.

Each system developed as a way of ensuring labor for the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Each system was based on race, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas.
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Each system developed as a way of ensuring labor for colonizers. Each system was based on race, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas. (Second choice.)

Brief reason: both the encomienda (forced Indigenous labor) and chattel slavery (African slaves) were labor systems rooted in racial hierarchies and produced enduring social, economic, and political inequalities.