In the first Spanish colonies, how did nearly all Indigenous peoples die?
Paying tribute included giving gold or human sacrifice victims to a larger, more powerful empire. Which empire forced others to pay tribute?
What was the most significant result of the Spanish colonization of Central and South America?
The conquistadors were driven primarily by
Where were the first Spanish colonies located in the Americas?
Which Spanish class included Spanish colonists born in the Americas?
How did the encomienda system function in the Spanish colonies?
The Aztecs controlled the most powerful empire in
Why did the Spanish government establish the encomienda system in the Spanish colonies?
Read the passage by Bartolomé de las Casas.[Since New Spain was discovered], great atrocities were committed against the indigenous people of the region and some were killed by members of the expedition. These so-called Christians set about stealing from the people and murdering them on the pretense of settling the area. And [since that time] the great iniquities and injustices, the outrageous acts of violence and the bloody tyranny of these Christians have steadily escalated, the perpetrators having lost all fear of God . . . and all sense of self-respect.–Bartolomé de las CasasAccording to Bartolomé de las Casas, the effect of atrocities, injustices, and outrageous acts on the perpetrators is that
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