<span>It was definitely the gold rush. Everyone was going to California to get gold, whether they did or not. I hoped I helped :]</span>
The best option regarding the lives of the native peoples under the encomienda system would be that "<span>b. They were very poor, forced to work the land or in the mines, and died from beatings, hunger, and disease," since this was a major system of colonial exploitation. </span>
B. economic hope that this is helpful enjoy.
