How did chattel slavery and the encomienda system develop and impact the Americas?(1 point)
Responses
Each system developed as a way of ensuring labor for colonizers. Each system was based on national origin, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas.
Each system developed as a way of ensuring labor for colonizers. Each system was based on race, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas.
Each system developed as a way of ensuring labor for the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Each system was based on race, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas.
Each system developed as a way of ensuring a steady supply of food for the Americas. Each system was based on race, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas.
Which of the following is a similarity between chattel slavery and the encomienda system?(1 point)
Responses
A. Both took place throughout the Americas, although the encomienda system was found only in the southern American states.
B. Both took place only in specific places in the Americas, although the encomienda system was found in places taken over by Spanish colonizers.
C. Both took place throughout the Americas, although the encomienda system was found in places taken over by Spanish colonizers.
D. Both took place throughout the Americas, although the encomienda system was found in places taken over by French colonizers.
The correct response is:
C. Both took place throughout the Americas, although the encomienda system was found in places taken over by Spanish colonizers.
Identify similarities and differences between the experiences of those involved in the systems of indentured servitude and chattel slavery. How did the differences between the systems affect people’s experiences of forced labor?(1 point)
Responses
A. One similarity is that people in both systems were forced to provide free labor. One difference is that indentured servants were not forced into labor for generations. In the case of chattel slavery, families could not expect that their children would ever be granted freedom by the system.
B. Indentured servitude and chattel slavery were essentially the same systems. The only difference was the countries the people traveled from. This means that people’s experiences of both systems were the same—traumatic and cruel.
C. One similarity is that people involved in both systems were allowed their freedom after providing labor for a few years. One difference is that indentured servants were not paid for their work, while people forced into chattel slavery were.
D. One similarity is that people in both systems were forced to provide free labor. One difference is that enslaved people were not forced into labor for generations. In the case of indentured servitude, families could not expect that the system would ever grant their children freedom.
The correct response is:
D. One similarity is that people in both systems were forced to provide free labor. One difference is that enslaved people were not forced into labor for generations. In the case of indentured servitude, families could not expect that the system would ever grant their children freedom.
How can we use primary and secondary sources to analyze the resistance of enslaved peoples in the Americas?(1 point)
Responses
A. We can use primary and secondary sources to analyze the resistance of enslaved peoples in order to gain firsthand knowledge of their motivations at the time, although neither source provides a modern examination of history.
B. We can use secondary sources to analyze the resistance of enslaved peoples in order to gain firsthand knowledge of their motivations at the time. Primary sources give us a modern form of historical examination as a lens to analyze their resistance.
C. We can use primary and secondary sources to analyze the resistance of enslaved peoples in order to gain firsthand knowledge of their motivations at the time, as well as use modern forms of historical examination as a lens to analyze their resistance.
D. We can use primary and secondary sources to analyze the resistance of enslaved peoples through the lens of modern forms of historical examination. This is valuable when we do not have access to firsthand historical knowledge.
The correct response is:
C. We can use primary and secondary sources to analyze the resistance of enslaved peoples in order to gain firsthand knowledge of their motivations at the time, as well as use modern forms of historical examination as a lens to analyze their resistance.
Analyze how African and Black American movements countered assimilation in the colonial to post-Revolutionary War period.(1 point)
Responses
A. These movements countered assimilation by allowing enslaved African and Black American people to stand up for their political and economic rights, but not nurture their own artistic and religious practices.
B. These movements countered assimilation by allowing enslaved African and Black American people to nurture their own artistic practices and religions, as well as stand up for their political and economic rights—but only outside the U.S.
C. These movements countered assimilation by allowing enslaved African and Black American people to nurture their own artistic practices and religions, but not stand up for their political and economic rights.
D. These movements countered assimilation by allowing enslaved African and Black American people to nurture their own artistic practices and religions, as well as stand up for their political and economic rights.
The correct response is:
D. These movements countered assimilation by allowing enslaved African and Black American people to nurture their own artistic practices and religions, as well as stand up for their political and economic rights.
How did chattel slavery and the encomienda system develop and impact the Americas?(1 point)
Responses
A. Each system developed as a way of ensuring labor for colonizers. Each system was based on national origin, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas.
B. Each system developed as a way of ensuring labor for colonizers. Each system was based on race, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas.
C. Each system developed as a way of ensuring labor for the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Each system was based on race, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas.
D. Each system developed as a way of ensuring a steady supply of food for the Americas. Each system was based on race, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas.
The correct response is:
B. Each system developed as a way of ensuring labor for colonizers. Each system was based on race, which has had long-term effects on the structure of the societies of the Americas.