Why did the Spanish colonial need many workers?

Why did the Spanish colonial need many workers?

Everywhere in the Americas, a crushing demand for labor bedeviled Europeans because there were not enough colonists to perform the work necessary to keep the colonies going. The Spanish believed native peoples would work for them by right of conquest, and, in return, the Spanish would bring them Catholicism.

Why did the Spanish colonists look across the Atlantic Ocean for a new source of labor?

The death toll among Native Americans continued to rise. Faced with a severe shortage of workers, Spanish colonists looked across the Atlantic Ocean for a new source of labor. Las Casas argued that Africans were less likely to die from European diseases.

How did European colonists meet the need for labor?

The colonists met the need for labor because they wanted more land and they met the need by buying slaves. The end of the 1400s and race began against the european countries to explore ad claim lands around the world. You just studied 20 terms!

Why was there a shortage of labor in the colonies?

Life was tough for the early Virginia colonists due to high death rates. This, in turn, led to labor shortages in the colony. Many Englishmen who wished to come to Virginia, and later other colonies, could not afford the cost of their passage to America. The institution of slavery began to evolve in Colonial Virginia.

What led to a drastic decline in the Native American population?

Eurasian diseases such as influenza, pneumonic plagues, and smallpox devastated the Native Americans, who did not have immunity to them. Conflict and outright warfare with Western European newcomers and other American tribes further reduced populations and disrupted traditional societies.

What was the Native American population at its peak?

112 million

What did Spain do to the Philippines?

Much of the archipelago came under Spanish rule, creating the first unified political structure known as the Philippines. Spanish colonial rule saw the introduction of Christianity, the code of law, and the oldest modern university in Asia. The Philippines was ruled under the Mexico-based Viceroyalty of New Spain.

When did the Philippines ban slavery?

1500–1700 (Early Modern)

Date	Jurisdiction	Description
1574	Philippines	Slavery abolished by royal decree.
1588	Lithuania	The Third Statute of Lithuania abolishes slavery.
1590	Japan	Toyotomi Hideyoshi bans slavery except as punishment for criminals.
1595	Portugal	Trade of Chinese slaves banned.