Question

Which of the following best describes the lives of the native peoples under the encomienda system? A. They became rich, but could not be government officials because they were not born in Spain. B. They were very poor, forced to work the land or in the mines, and died from beatings, hunger, and disease. C. They stuck to their own religions and rejected the Catholicism of the Spanish. D. They increased in numbers under Spanish rule.............................................will give brainly

Answer 1

(B) They were poor as they were bargained in exchange of gifts or ration.

Answer 2

The answer is (b) they were very poor, forced to work the land or in the mines, and died from beatings, hunger, and disease.

The encomienda system was a labor system introduced by the Spanish crown in the American colonies.

The system was intended to be a way to enter into a compliant and mutually beneficial relationship with the native peoples of America; however, the system quickly transferred into fundamentally a scheme of slavery. Native Americans were treated unkindly and enforced into hard labor.