Question

How were the Native people treated in the encomienda system?
A. They gained wealth and power.
B. They had little money, were forced to do hard labor, and often died from hunger and disease.
C. They were given great riches if they converted to Catholicism.
D. They were treated equal to the colonists that had arrived from Spain

Answer 1

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Answer 2

B

Answer 3

The Encomienda System was treated almost the same way that Hitler advertised labor and concentration camps. They promised shelter and food and told them that wealth would soon come the harder they worked, and that they'd get pieces of land, but for the most part, the people were barely paid, were treated harshly, and many died due to starvation and exhaustion.