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AP U.S. History 1.2 Period 2: 1607–1754. Conflicts between Spanish colonizers and native populations, compared to conflicts between British colonizers and native populations, were what?

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viewing, uh, potential solutions.

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Anonymous.

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[ mumbles ]

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[ mumbling continues ]

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Yeah.

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All right, well, here we go.

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Conflicts between Spanish colonizers and native populations,

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compared to conflicts between British colonizers

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and native populations were... what?

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And here are your potential answers.

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[ mumbles ]

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Huh. All right.

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Well, so, this question's asking us about the difference between

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the conflicts the Spanish and British had with their native populations.

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Well, the one thing that they for sure had in common

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was that there was tons of conflict to begin with.

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So, let's see which of these answers accurately

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distinguishes the two.

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Well, were the Spanish conflicts with native populations A -

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relatively less hostile than the British,

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resulting in a relationship of mutual benefit?

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Well, it is true that the Spanish fought much less

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with their native population than the British did with theirs,

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but the Spanish relationship with American Indians

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was by no means mutually beneficial.

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That means both sides would benefit, right?

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The Spanish enslaved large portions of the native population,

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forcing them into sub-human labor conditions for no pay.

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Doesn't really sound like a two-way street there

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of fun times and good cheer.

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So A isn't right.

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And since we know that the Spanish were less hostile

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than the Brits, well, we can go ahead and knock out B as well.

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So, were conflicts between Spanish colonizers and natives C -

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more related to agriculture and settlement?

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Hmm, well, no, that was the British,

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who came over to the New World with the hopes of

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setting up farms and getting all comfy and cozy on their new land.

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Which eliminates C. That means that the Spanish conflicts

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must have been D - more related to religious conversion and exploitation.

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Now, remember the whole "God, Glory, and Gold" motto

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of the Spanish conquistadors?

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Well, they wanted to expand the power of the Catholic church

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and find as much mineral wealth as humanly possible.

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Which meant forcibly converting native populations to Catholicism

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and exploiting them for labor both in mines and later plantations.

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Sounds like D is the best fit here.

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Uh, but, remember, sometimes it's better to focus

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on the common ground than what makes us different.

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Go ahead, do it.

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