Question

Which term is defined as land grants and taxation policies used in colonial latin america by the spanish to provide labor in the fields? encomienda system mercantilism middle passage capitalism?

Answer 1

The correct answer is encomienda system.

Mercantilism is an economic system based on a powerful country setting up a favorable balance of trade with a smaller country that they have control over.

The Middle Passage describes the journey taken by slaves from West Africa to the West Indies.

Capitalism refers to an economic system in which there is little government regulation and is based around the desires of the consumer.

This shows that only the encomienda system can be the correct answer.