The spanish encomienda system was similar to feudalism, except that a. native americans living under the encomienda system kept ownership of their land. b. native american labor was controlled by an encomendero, a man who was granted control of the land. c. encomenderos could demand taxes or labor from those under their control. d. encomenderos usually controlled large plots of land.

Ahistorian has discovered a letter written by an early roman emperor. she translates the letter and discovers that it contains orders to a general before a battle. she works to determine when the letter was written to figure out which battle the letter references. the historian in the passage is most clearly demonstrating which historical thinking skill? a. identifying causes and historical contextb. thinking chronologicallyc. making and evaluating arguments and interpretationsd. analyzing historical sources