1.do you think people living in that time had a sense of what was coming? what kinds of predictions do you think people had about the war?

2. if you lived during that time, what would you have predicted - a quick war that ended within a year? a long-drawn out war that would take decades to finish? who would you have predicted as the winner - the north or the south?

Why might the spanish government have approved of the encomienda system? a the system allowed for fair treatment of all under it, leading to a happy and prosperous colony. b the system used natives as slaves which meant the government was able to maximize their profit of exported goods. c the system allowed for mostly profitable trade within the different colonies. d the system was a great example of how to successfully run a colony, making spain a world power.