Question

Use the information in the chart to answer the question. • Conquistador granted control over a specific number of Native Americans to serve as a labor force • Conquistador charged with protecting the Native Americans from warring tribes and instructing the Native Americans in the Christian faith • Conquistador extracts tribute from Native Americans in the form of labor, gold, or other resources • Native Americans often suffer hard labor, harsh punishments, and death Which of these would be the best title of this chart?

Answer 1

Answer: c. Encomienda System

Step-by-step explanation:

The activities described point to the Encomienda system of labor used by the Spanish Crown in their American colonies. In this system, the Spanish Crown would grant control of some Native Americans to a conquistador.

That conquistador would be in charge of protecting those Native Americans as well as converting them to Christianity. They could extract resources like gold or labor from the Natives and most usually extracted labor. This led to the Natives suffering very harsh conditions that decimated their populations.