Labor, caste, and cultural encounters in the Americas

By the end you’ll be able to

• Explain how Spanish colonial rule relied on coerced labor systems such as the encomienda and repartimiento and on the forced migration of Africans.
• Describe the development of the Spanish caste system and explain how it organized colonial society by ancestry and status.
• Explain how Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans created new cultural forms through interaction, exchange, and adaptation.