'Which statement correctly contrasts the experiences of Africans and indigenous peoples in Spanish territories in the New World?
A. Colonists developed a caste system in which indigenous peoples
were treated with nearly as much respect as Europeans, while free
Africans were treated little better than slaves.
B. Laws passed in the mid-1500s stated that neither Africans nor
indigenous peoples could be forced into labor, though in practice
only indigenous peoples were able to increase their social status.
C. Laws passed in the mid-1500s allowed Africans but not
indigenous peoples to be forced into labor, though in practice both
groups continued to be treated poorly by Spanish colonists.
D. Colonists developed a caste system in which free Africans were
treated with nearly as much respect as Europeans, while
indigenous peoples were treated little better than slaves.