The transition from slave-raiding to the encomienda system is one example of how Europeans
The Spanish conducted slave-raiding expeditions along
the east coast before the Naváez and de Soto
expeditions to Florida, a practice that had become
widespread throughout the Spanish new world since the
Columbian voyages. Queen Isabella forbade the
practice, but the Spanish monarchs agreed in 1503 to
what was later called the encomienda system. Under
this system, Spaniards would be granted an allotment of
Indians who were to be protected and Christianized. In
essence the natives became forced laborers who
worked the land, labored in mines, and constructed
public buildings.
-Library of Congress
"Parallel Histories: Spain,
United States and the American Frontier"
A)created new and advanced systems that elevated the
economic status of native peoples in the Americas.
B)denounced and refused to participate in the
subjugation of native peoples in the Americas.
C)adapted their principles to new and unfamiliar
surroundings and situations.
D)established and maintained separate and isolated
colonies in the Americas.