In the eighteenth century, Spanish colonial authorities adopted a more tolerant attitude toward traditional religious practices and made fewer demands on Indian labor. True False

Option: False

Explanation:

The Spanish colonies behaved harsher then they were in the beginning when they were establishing colonies among the Native Americans. Spanish engaged in the territorial expansion of its empire. Spanish missionaries converted the native into catholic with no tolerant attitude toward traditional religious practices. Native Indian was forced to work in mines of gold and silver. The demand for the bullion never decreased until the Spanish finished the natural minerals from the mines.