FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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They were made into slaves
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They were given land
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They were able to work
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -They worked on crops such as sugar cane but also in a variety of trades. Slave societies yielded high profits for the major planters. Both male and female Africans were enslaved. Males were used for field labor, and physical trades.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Spanish attitude toward the Indians was that they saw themselves as guardians of the Indians basic rights. The Spanish goal was for the peaceful submission of the Indians. The laws of Spain controlled the conduct of soldiers during wars, even when the tribes were hostile.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Spanish conquistadors, who went to Hispaniola and then to other Caribbean islands and finally to the mainland, were rough and violent. They took what they wanted, and when the Indians resisted–or even when they did not–the conquistadors attacked and slaughtered them.
Detailed explanation-4: -Plantation owners in both North and South America wanted a cheap workforce. Some colonists, including Spanish priest Bartolomé de Las Casas, suggested using enslaved Africans as workers. Africans had already developed immunity to European diseases.