Question

What was one of the main reasons the Portuguese and Spanish failed at enslaving Native people of the New World?

A. The natives staged a rebellion and won.
B. Many of the natives were not good at farming.
C. The natives seem to work better under a wage system.
D. Many of the natives quickly died from overwork and disease.

Answer 1

D. Many of the natives quickly died from overwork and disease.

Answer 2

Well technically both A and D could be correct. The natives rebelled because they did not want to be under their rule due to the encomienda system. D is the better answer though because along with bringing typhoid, the Europeans brought many other diseases that aided in the mass killing of up to 80 to 90% of the Native American population