Question

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true regarding Latin American colonisation?

• A. Tribal communities were controlled by colonial rulers.
• B. Tribals were exempted from taxes.
• C. The population comprised of Indians alone.
• D. Forced religious conversions.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

Forced religious conversions.

The Spanish and the Portuguese who settled in Latin America married locals; soon, the population became a mix of native Indians, Spanish, Portuguese, and African slaves. The tribal communities were controlled by the colonial rulers. They paid heavy taxes and worked as labourers in the colonisers’ farms. Their temples were destroyed and the people were converted to the Roman Catholic religion.