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How did Spanish colonists acquire workers through the repartimiento system?

by giving American Indians access to land
by receiving workers from Spain
by forcing American Indians to work
by hiring workers from the local community

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Your answer is by forcing American Indians to work!
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Answer: by forcing American Indians to work.

Explanation: In the repartimiento system, the natives were forced for paid and unpaid labor for a specified period of time in Spanish farms, mines, public projects, and workshops.

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