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Servitude and Resistance Quick Check
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Which of the following is a similarity between chattel slavery and the encomienda system?(1 point)
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Both took place throughout the Americas, although the encomienda system was found only in the southern American states.
Both took place throughout the Americas, although the encomienda system was found only in the southern American states.

Both took place throughout the Americas, although the encomienda system was found in places taken over by French colonizers.
Both took place throughout the Americas, although the encomienda system was found in places taken over by French colonizers.

Both took place throughout the Americas, although the encomienda system was found in places taken over by Spanish colonizers.
Both took place throughout the Americas, although the encomienda system was found in places taken over by Spanish colonizers.

Both took place only in specific places in the Americas, although the encomienda system was found in places taken over by Spanish colonizers.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Both took place throughout the Americas, although the encomienda system was found in places taken over by Spanish colonizers.

The encomienda system was indeed established primarily in Spanish colonies in the Americas, and it involved the forced labor and exploitation of Indigenous peoples, similar to chattel slavery practices that occurred in various locations throughout the Americas.