Labor for the obrajes was often obtained by

A) raids on indigenous villages.
B) hiring poor Spaniards and mestizos.
C) ensnaring indigenous peoples through an offer of liquor or a small sum of money.
D) purchasing black slaves from foreign slave traders.


C

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A) supporters of the Great Awakening. B) the American Indians. C) other Lutheran settlers. D) the Quakers of Pennsylvania. E) other non-English settlers.

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