Question

The encomienda system was detrimental to the native populations of the Americas because...

It allowed the Spanish to take away the children of the natives and raise them as Spanish subjects.
It allowed the Spanish to take the homes of the natives for their own use.
The system took the natives water sources.
The system allowed the Spanish to use the natives as laborers and basically slaves.

Answer 1

D. The system allowed the Spanish to use the natives as laborers and basically slaves

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Answer 2

4. The system allowed the spanish to use the natives as laborers and basically slaves.

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