1.5 - labor, slavery, and caste in the spanish colonial system Flashcards
LO - explain how spanish empire growth in NA shaped socioeconomic structures
1
Q
spanish conquest of SA/motives
A
- aztecs/incas
- gold
2
Q
encomienda
A
a system that the spanish colonizers used where individuals were given ownership of natives to subjugate the natives
3
Q
asiento
A
a system of paying taxes to the king for slave trade, establishing a monopoly
4
Q
the middle passage
A
the stage of the atlantic slave trade where slaves were transported to america on a deadly journey
5
Q
caste
A
a system that put pure europeans>mixed>pure natives/africans
