-What was the Black Legend?
A) Justifications for why Europeans in the Americas resorted to African slavery.
B) The tales of fabled cities of riches in the unexplored interior of the African continent.
C) The practice of French fur traders intermarrying with Indian women.
D) The legacy of the Spanish cruelty toward the native peoples of the Americas.

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-What was the Black Legend?
A) Justifications for why Europeans in the Americas resorted to African slavery. 
B) The tales of fabled cities of riches in the unexplored interior of the African continent. 
C) The practice of French fur traders intermarrying with Indian women. 
D) The legacy of the Spanish cruelty toward the native peoples of the Americas.

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The Black Legend refers to the narrative that emphasized the brutality and cruelty of the Spanish towards the indigenous peoples of the Americas during their conquests and colonization. This portrayal was used by other European powers to criticize Spain's actions and justify their own colonial ambitions.

-What Was the Black Legend