Spanish colonies in the New World were cruel--Las Casas wrote many accounts of the brutality he witnessed in the New World and reported back to the Spanish government.
Las Casas believed the encomienda system (slave labor system used by the Spanish with Native Americans) was cruel and encouraged the Spanish to end the system. Through his accounts and conversations with the government, Las Casas was able to convince the Spanish government to create regulations and laws for the system.
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D is the correct answer.
As the Colonies began to grow, each developed specialties. Massachusetts, with its close proximity to the rich cod fishing grounds between Massachusetts and Canada, began to specialize in fishing, whaling, and the building of ships.
Some of the reasons that global migrations occurred in the 1750-1900 time period were forced labor, poverty,hope for jobs, work-related things, and for safety.