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Conquest of the Americas

Question 1 • NC-World History: Issues and Patterns CR

How did the encomienda system function in the Spanish colonies?

Answer
A
It was a slavery system that did not allow the enslaved to be sold off the land.
B
It made noble attempts to care for the Indigenous peoples.
C
It established a system that distributed land to the Indigenous peoples.
D
It served as a model for the medieval system to be developed in Spain.
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