Answer:
Options B, C, and D
Step-by-step explanation:
Complete Question:
Which of these phrases describes colonists’ responsibilities in the encomienda system? Check all of the boxes that apply.
A-They were given control over American Indians on their lands.
B-They allowed American Indians to keep their own land.
C-They were allowed to force American Indians to work.
D-They were expected to protect and teach American Indians.
The Encomienda system was a form of legal feudal-like system in Spain's colonies( American and Philippine) that brought about forms of indoctrinating form of slavery which redefine the status of the indigenous population by offering some sort of protection to the indigenous populations in exchange for their labor but in practice gained control of the affairs of the natives and inroducing them to another religion.
The colonists’ responsibilities in the encomienda system was typically to collect tribute from the indigenous populations,by allowing the American Indians to keep their own land and in order to protect them, the encomendero (colonists|) were allowed to force the indigenous populations to work and lastly to protect and teach the indigenous populations (American Indians) in the Christian faith.