What Happened When Christopher Columbus Returned to the Island of Hispaniola

question 36

Multiple Choice

What happened when Christopher Columbus returned to the island of Hispaniola for a second time?

• A) He imported large numbers of African slaves to work on new sugar plantations.
• B) He forcibly enslaved the indigenous people and subjected them to forced labor.
• C) He offered the local people self-government.
• D) He immediately discovered riches for Spain.

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