Spanish colonizers initially compelled native peoples to do much of their labor but as their population dwindled due to diseases and mistreatment, they turned to the transatlantic slave trade to bring Africans to the Americas as forced laborers. Though there were attempts to treat native workers fairly, they were often exploited and oppressed.

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Spanish Colonizers

Question 41

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Spanish colonizers

A) always had enough workers to meet their labor needs.
B) never considered using natives as slaves.
C) believed natives to be their equals.
D) compelled first native peoples,then Africans,to do much of their labor.
E) always compensated native workers fairly.

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