Labor, Slavery, & Caste in the Spanish Colonies ⛓

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the growth of the Spanish Empire in North America shaped the development of social and economic structures over time

⏰ What We Did

• Explored the Encomienda system implemented in the Spanish-held territories of the New World
• Analyzed the development of the trans-Atlantic slave trade by the Spanish
• Inspected the hierarchy of the caste system employed by the Spanish in the Americas

⚙️ Resources

• APUSH Topic 1.5: Labor, Slavery, & Caste in the Spanish Colonies (Google Slides)
• APUSH Topic 1.5: Labor, Slavery, & Caste in the Spanish Colonies (Guided Notes)