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The Columbian Exchange

Question 8 • (Bergold)WCA 2130 US History 1 1st nine weeks 26-27

How did the repartimiento system affect American Indians?Check all of the boxes that apply.

Answer
A
It forced them to work.
B
It let them live in freedom.
C
It allowed colonists to mistreat them.
D
It gave them their own property.

Explanation

The repartimiento system required American Indians to provide labor to Spanish colonists, so it forced them to work. Although it was presented as regulated labor, colonists could exploit and mistreat workers. It did not give American Indians freedom from the system or their own property.

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