How Did the Encomienda System Work in the Caribbean

question 38

Multiple Choice

How did the encomienda system work in the Caribbean?

• A) Spanish settlers were granted a quota of African slaves to perform plantation labor.
• B) Each Spanish settler was granted an equal portion of land to farm.
• C) Select Spanish settlers were granted the right to extract a quantity of Indian labor.
• D) Spanish missionaries were granted a certain number of Indians that they were required to convert.

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