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Refer to the passage."And the persons who have the said Indians in their charge [in encomienda] shall have them sow, in season, half a fanega of maize, and shall also give them a dozen hens and a chickens to raise and enjoy the fruit thereof, the chickens as well as the eggs; and as soon as the Indians are brought to the estates they shall be given all the aforesaid as their own property; and the person whom you send for this purpose shall tell them it is for their own use and that it is given them in exchange for what they are leaving behind, to enjoy as their own property. And we command that the persons to whom they are given in encomienda shall keep it for them so that they may enjoy it as their own; and we command that this property shall not be sold or taken from them by any person to whom they may be given in encomienda, or by anyone else, but that it shall belong to the said Indians to whom it is assigned and to their descendants, even though this said person sell the estate in which they are.Excerpt from the Laws of Burgos regarding regulations of the encomienda system within the Spanish colonies, 1512 Which of the following was the most significant effect of the Laws of Burgos on the indigenous populations of the Americas under Spanish rule?The elimination of indigenous populations from the coloniesThe use of indigenous populations as part of a system of forced laborThe guarantee of equal rights under the law for indigenous populationsThe incorporation of indigenous populations into higher ranks of colonial society
Use the passage below to answer all parts of the question that follows. It is true that if men were good and perfect, they would never take up arms for the sake of religion. Yet, we cannot deny that religion, good or bad, can arouse mens passions more than anything else. No belief penetrates more deeply into the hearts of men than religion or divides them more widely from each other. Indeed, an Englishman and a Frenchman of the same faith are closer in friendship than two Frenchmen from the same city, subject to the same lord, who have different faiths. Religious difference can deter the subject from obeying his king and can produce rebellion. For this reason, we must remove this evil and remedy it through a religious council of the kingdom so that we may not bring war into the kingdom through rebellion. If the decline of our church has given birth to heresies, then its reform may serve to extinguish them. We must henceforth assail our religious enemies with the proper weapons of religious conflict: charity, prayer, persuasion, and the word of God. Let us banish those devilish names Lutheran, Huguenot, Papist that breed only faction and sedition. Let us retain only one name: Christian. Michel de LHpital, Catholic chancellor of the kingdom of France, speech to the Estates-General (parliament) of the city of Orlans, France, 1560 a) Identify ONE purpose of the speech. b) Identify ONE historical development that may have influenced the views expressed in the speech. c) Identify ONE piece of evidence used by the author to support his argument that religion can arouse mens passions more than anything else.