4.4 - Consequences for Indigenous Populations
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Practice Questions
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What does the encomienda system entail?
💡 Hint: Think about how colonizers interacted with native populations.
Name one disease that greatly affected indigenous populations.
💡 Hint: Consider the diseases brought over by Europeans.
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What was the primary purpose of the encomienda system?
💡 Hint: Think about who benefited from this system.
True or False: The repartimiento system allowed unlimited labor from indigenous people.
💡 Hint: Consider what 'limited periods' means.
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Evaluate the long-term implications of the demographic shifts caused by European diseases on indigenous societies.
💡 Hint: Think about how a society restructures itself after such a loss.
Formulate a thesis discussing the effectiveness of indigenous resistance against colonial rule.
💡 Hint: Consider providing examples of both successful and unsuccessful resistance movements.
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