Catholic missionaries, especially Bartolomé de Las Casas, argued that the Indians
A) were rational human beings and should be protected from exploitation.
B) should be first enslaved, and then converted.
C) were subhuman creatures who should nevertheless be treated decently.
D) should be wiped out and their place taken by Spaniards.
E) had no rights as a result of the rights of the conqueror.
Ans: A
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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During Reconstruction, South Carolina witnessed
a. the election of a black man as governor of the state. b. a majority of black representatives in the state’s legislature. c. a majority of black senators in the state’s senate. d. the fewest political gains for African Americans of any ex-Confederate state.
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