Which phrase defines the encomienda system?

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A. A system of extending political and economic control over another

area

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B. A legal system that allowed Spanish colonists to use indigenous

peoples for labor

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C. A Spanish caste system that put people into different social

groups

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D. A system of transporting African people across the Atlantic Ocean

to the Americas

Option B.

Explanation:

A legal system that allowed Spanish colonists to use indigenous people for labor, is the right answer.

Encomienda was a labor system in Spain. It remunerated conquistadors with the indigenous people as a labor force. This system was set up after the Christian subjugation of Muslim provinces. Conquered peoples were regarded as slaves of the Monarch of Spain. The Monarch conferred an encomienda as a privilege to a special individual.

Answer: B. A legal system that allowed Spanish colonists to use indigenous peoples for labor.

Explanation: The rule to the encomienda system was that to use a native for slavery they had to be taught Spanish and believe in Christianity.