Which of the Following Is Not a True Statement About

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a true statement about Spanish colonies in North America?

• A) The exchange of diseases wiped out nearly 20 percent of the world's population in the 15th and 16th centuries.
• B) The Spanish enslaved Native Americans and forced them to work in gold mines.
• C) The Spanish settlements remained primarily in the Caribbean and coastal regions of North and South America.
• D) They used the encomienda system, requiring Indian villages to pay a tribute in gold or slaves to Spanish conquerors.
• E) In his criticism of the conquistadors' brutality, the priest Bartolomé de las Casas suggested expanding African slavery to reduce mistreatment of Native Americans.

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