Author Question: As a result of the publications of Bartolom de Las Casas, a. Amerindian rights were recognized ... (Read 53 times)

WhattoUnderstand · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

As a result of the publications of Bartolom de Las Casas,

a. Amerindian rights were recognized and respected.
b. the encomienda system was established.
c. Amerindians were more maltreated than before.
d. the Spanish government was more attentive to the needs of the native populations.
e. a new route to the Indies was discovered.

Question 2

Under the encomienda system, New World natives were

a. forced to accept Islam.
b. permitted to retain control over their local lands.
c. subjected to exploitation and harsh treatment by the Dutch.
d. supposed to be protected by the Spanish.
e. taken to Spain to be used as laborers.