The "Black Legend

question 1

Multiple Choice

The "Black Legend"

• A)painted Spanish treatment of Native Americans as unprincipled and inhumane.
• B)condemned exploitation of Native Americans by the Roman Catholic church.
• C)was completely false with no basis in the actions of the Spanish.
• D)was spread primarily by conquistadors who lost their rights of encomienda.

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Definitions:

Dorothea Dix

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Deinstitutionalization

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Misery

a state of great distress or discomfort of mind or body.

Clinical Psychologists

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