Question 1

Compare and contrast the Spanish and Portuguese experience in the Americas.

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Answers would include a discussion of geography with Mexico and Peru and Brazil, major products of trade, social issues, governance, and economic systems.

Question 2

Discuss the fall of the Aztec and Incan Empires.What was the most significant factor in each?

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Answers would include a focus on the role of disease, Hernan Cortez, Francisco Pizarro, and views on religion.

Question 3

Following the reforms that were intended to end native slave-labor on the encomiendas, the ____________________ were established as rural plantation-villages with a somewhat free wage labor.

Accepted Answer

haciendas

Question 4

What was the driving motivation of the early Spanish explorations in the Caribbean?

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A)  The European need for markets. 
B)  The Spanish search for resources. 
C)  The explorers search for treasure. 
D)  The desire for farm land. 
E)  The desire to expand their world empire. 
A)  The European need for markets. 
B)  The Spanish search for resources. 
C)  The explorers search for treasure. 
D)  The desire for farm land. 
E)  The desire to expand their world empire.

Question 5

Hernán Cortés began the construction of Mexico City with

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A)  slave labor. 
B)  labor from the captured Aztecs. 
C)  help from the troops of Francisco Pizarro. 
D)  bricks baked in coastal kilns. 
E)  stones from pyramids he had destroyed. 
A)  slave labor. 
B)  labor from the captured Aztecs. 
C)  help from the troops of Francisco Pizarro. 
D)  bricks baked in coastal kilns. 
E)  stones from pyramids he had destroyed.

Question 6

The reforms of King Charles III

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A)  abolished encomiendas. 
B)  established free public education. 
C)  increased the collection of taxes. 
D)  eliminated free trade. 
E)  brought local people into viceregal government. 
A)  abolished encomiendas. 
B)  established free public education. 
C)  increased the collection of taxes. 
D)  eliminated free trade. 
E)  brought local people into viceregal government.

Question 7

When rounded up and moved into Spanish towns, local Indians

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A)  refused to the point of death converting to Christianity. 
B)  often became victims of the Inquisition. 
C)  learned to read and write and began to assimilate into the dominant society. 
D)  were sometimes captured and taken as slaves to the plantations of Brazil. 
E)  were treated as perpetual children, and so were taught Christianity and handcrafts. 
A)  refused to the point of death converting to Christianity. 
B)  often became victims of the Inquisition. 
C)  learned to read and write and began to assimilate into the dominant society. 
D)  were sometimes captured and taken as slaves to the plantations of Brazil. 
E)  were treated as perpetual children, and so were taught Christianity and handcrafts.

Question 8

Both military and judicial matters were handled through the colonial ____________________ for Spain within the provinces.

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The answer of Both military and judicial matters were handled...

Question 9

In a legal sense, Native Americans were treated as

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A)  children. 
B)  mestizos. 
C)  slaves. 
D)  criollos. 
E)  peninsulars. 
A)  children. 
B)  mestizos. 
C)  slaves. 
D)  criollos. 
E)  peninsulars.

Question 10

The first monarch to attempt real reform in the Indies colonies was ____________________ of Spain.

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The answer of The first monarch to attempt real reform...

Question 11

Elaborate on the various aspects of colonial society, economics, and culture in the Iberian colonies.Include various ethnic groups and economic systems.

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Answers would include a discussion of Am

Question 12

The slave rebellion led by Toussaint L'Ouverture

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A)  expanded the French domination of Haiti. 
B)  made a lasting impression on many people on both sides of the slavery issue. 
C)  brought Napoleon to the New World. 
D)  was ultimately a failure. 
E)  Both A and C. 
A)  expanded the French domination of Haiti. 
B)  made a lasting impression on many people on both sides of the slavery issue. 
C)  brought Napoleon to the New World. 
D)  was ultimately a failure. 
E)  Both A and C.

Question 13

The result of a population increase among Native Americans was

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A)  a concern for rebellion against Spain. 
B)  an increased amicable trade between Native Americans and the Spanish. 
C)  an increase in commerce. 
D)  an increase in exploitation by the Spanish. 
E)  an influx of Native American migrants to Europe. 
A)  a concern for rebellion against Spain. 
B)  an increased amicable trade between Native Americans and the Spanish. 
C)  an increase in commerce. 
D)  an increase in exploitation by the Spanish. 
E)  an influx of Native American migrants to Europe.

Question 14

Elaborate on how the social dynamics played a role in the formation of Spanish colonial governments.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 15

Describe the economic opportunities for mestizos, Include discussions of the range of treatment and social mobility.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 16

Cultural and educational matters concerning both Europeans and Indians were handled by

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A)  the civil governors. 
B)  the criollos. 
C)  the caudillos. 
D)  the missionaries. 
E)  the bishops. 
A)  the civil governors. 
B)  the criollos. 
C)  the caudillos. 
D)  the missionaries. 
E)  the bishops.

Question 17

Which of these took place under the Bourbon leadership of King Charles III in Spain?

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A)  The military and the navy were neglected. 
B)  Jesuit missionaries were banished from the empire. 
C)  The four Spanish American viceroyalties were reduced to two. 
D)  Smuggling increased. 
E)  Officials began to be selected from criollos more often. 
A)  The military and the navy were neglected. 
B)  Jesuit missionaries were banished from the empire. 
C)  The four Spanish American viceroyalties were reduced to two. 
D)  Smuggling increased. 
E)  Officials began to be selected from criollos more often.

Question 18

How did some of the Amerindians deal with the coming of Christianity in relation to many of their native practices and beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  They abandoned their old beliefs to embrace Christianity completely. 
B)  They blended the various religions to produce a mixture of different belief systems. 
C)  They rejected any encroachments by the Christian faith. 
D)  They had the Jesuits expelled from their native homelands. 
E)  They used violence and burned churches to deter Christian conversions. 
A)  They abandoned their old beliefs to embrace Christianity completely. 
B)  They blended the various religions to produce a mixture of different belief systems. 
C)  They rejected any encroachments by the Christian faith. 
D)  They had the Jesuits expelled from their native homelands. 
E)  They used violence and burned churches to deter Christian conversions.

Question 19

For New Spain, the last of the 17th century and the first part of the 18th was a time of

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A)  cautious optimism. 
B)  disturbance and rebellion. 
C)  reconciliation and rebirth. 
D)  decline and stagnation. 
E)  strong growth. 
A)  cautious optimism. 
B)  disturbance and rebellion. 
C)  reconciliation and rebirth. 
D)  decline and stagnation. 
E)  strong growth.

Question 20

Which of the following groups were at the bottom of the social pyramid in the Spanish colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africans. 
B)  Mestizos. 
C)  Peninsulars. 
D)  Amerindians. 
E)  Unmarried women. 
A)  Africans. 
B)  Mestizos. 
C)  Peninsulars. 
D)  Amerindians. 
E)  Unmarried women.

Exam 28: From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

Compare and contrast the Spanish and Portuguese experience in the Americas.

Discuss the fall of the Aztec and Incan Empires.What was the most significant factor in each?

Following the reforms that were intended to end native slave-labor on the encomiendas, the ____________________ were established as rural plantation-villages with a somewhat free wage labor.

What was the driving motivation of the early Spanish explorations in the Caribbean?

Hernán Cortés began the construction of Mexico City with

The reforms of King Charles III

When rounded up and moved into Spanish towns, local Indians

Both military and judicial matters were handled through the colonial ____________________ for Spain within the provinces.

In a legal sense, Native Americans were treated as

The first monarch to attempt real reform in the Indies colonies was ____________________ of Spain.

Elaborate on the various aspects of colonial society, economics, and culture in the Iberian colonies.Include various ethnic groups and economic systems.

The slave rebellion led by Toussaint L'Ouverture

The result of a population increase among Native Americans was

Elaborate on how the social dynamics played a role in the formation of Spanish colonial governments.

Describe the economic opportunities for mestizos, Include discussions of the range of treatment and social mobility.

Cultural and educational matters concerning both Europeans and Indians were handled by

Which of these took place under the Bourbon leadership of King Charles III in Spain?

How did some of the Amerindians deal with the coming of Christianity in relation to many of their native practices and beliefs?

For New Spain, the last of the 17th century and the first part of the 18th was a time of

Which of the following groups were at the bottom of the social pyramid in the Spanish colonies?

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