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In what ways were the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Americas similar?
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoSpanish and Portuguese empires in America were similar in terms of religion. Both empires were Catholic. Both groups tried to make Native Americans slaves and eventually imported African slaves to work on their plantations. In terms of social hierarchy, in both cases, the white Europeans were at the top while Africans and Indians were at the bottom.
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