Question 9 • (Bergold)WCA 2130 US History 1 1st nine weeks 26-27
Both systems required Indigenous people to provide labor for Spanish colonists. Under the encomienda, colonists received the right to demand labor or tribute from Indigenous communities; under the repartimiento, Indigenous people were assigned for temporary periods of compulsory work. That work often took place on farms or in mines, so the shared feature was forced labor—not education or aid.
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