There were not enough colonists to meet the labor needs of the early Spanish colonies in the Americas. How did these colonies meet their labor needs in the 1500s?
A.
by bringing African slaves to the Americas through the Columbian Exchange
B.
by using forced American Indian labor through the encomienda system
C.
by using forced European labor through the encomienda system
D.
by bringing farming technologies to the Americas through the Columbian Exchange