Question 1

What were the main exports from the Spanish colonies in the early years of colonialism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The locals exported high-quality handcrafted goods. 
B)  The colonies exported slaves to the homeland. 
C)  The Spanish farmers exported large quantities of sugar. 
D)  The colonists exported the high-popular new product of tobacco. 
E)  The Spanish colonies shipped large amounts of precious metals. 
A)  The locals exported high-quality handcrafted goods. 
B)  The colonies exported slaves to the homeland. 
C)  The Spanish farmers exported large quantities of sugar. 
D)  The colonists exported the high-popular new product of tobacco. 
E)  The Spanish colonies shipped large amounts of precious metals.

Question 2

What could be said about the viceroys of Spain and Peru?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were criollos who were capable administrators. 
B)  The viceroys were always Iberian born. 
C)  They could be mestizos or criollos. 
D)  They ruled as autonomous governeors. 
E)  The viceroys could be Amerindian royalty. 
A)  They were criollos who were capable administrators. 
B)  The viceroys were always Iberian born. 
C)  They could be mestizos or criollos. 
D)  They ruled as autonomous governeors. 
E)  The viceroys could be Amerindian royalty.

Question 3

The fabled American "mountain of silver" was located at

Accepted Answer

A)  Lima. 
B)  Potosí. 
C)  Teotehuicán. 
D)  Mexico City. 
E)  Buenos Aires. 
A)  Lima. 
B)  Potosí. 
C)  Teotehuicán. 
D)  Mexico City. 
E)  Buenos Aires.

Question 4

The encomienda gave Spanish conquerors the right to demand ____________________ from the natives as a reward for exploration.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Which of the following was most descriptive of women's situation in the Spanish colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women were viewed as morally inferior and not allowed to join the church. 
B)  Women were believed to be highly intelligent and therefore highly educated. 
C)  Women were restricted in public but allowed freedom to read whatever they chose in private. 
D)  Women were to be protected and proper at all times. 
E)  Women were denied higher education. 
A)  Women were viewed as morally inferior and not allowed to join the church. 
B)  Women were believed to be highly intelligent and therefore highly educated. 
C)  Women were restricted in public but allowed freedom to read whatever they chose in private. 
D)  Women were to be protected and proper at all times. 
E)  Women were denied higher education.

Question 6

What eventually happened to about one-third of the silver bullion taken out of the colonies by Spain?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was used to pay for a war with France. 
B)  It went directly to the Catholic church. 
C)  It was traded to China to pay for silk and porcelain. 
D)  It was distributed among the criollos and mestizos. 
E)  It was taken by English pirates. 
A)  It was used to pay for a war with France. 
B)  It went directly to the Catholic church. 
C)  It was traded to China to pay for silk and porcelain. 
D)  It was distributed among the criollos and mestizos. 
E)  It was taken by English pirates.

What were the main exports from the Spanish colonies in the early years of colonialism?

What could be said about the viceroys of Spain and Peru?

The fabled American "mountain of silver" was located at

The encomienda gave Spanish conquerors the right to demand ____________________ from the natives as a reward for exploration.

Which of the following was most descriptive of women's situation in the Spanish colonies?

What eventually happened to about one-third of the silver bullion taken out of the colonies by Spain?

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Exam 28: From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

What were the main exports from the Spanish colonies in the early years of colonialism?

What could be said about the viceroys of Spain and Peru?

The fabled American "mountain of silver" was located at

The encomienda gave Spanish conquerors the right to demand ____________________ from the natives as a reward for exploration.

Which of the following was most descriptive of women's situation in the Spanish colonies?

What eventually happened to about one-third of the silver bullion taken out of the colonies by Spain?

A Larger World Opens

Religious Divisions and Political Consolidation in Europe

The Gunpowder Empires of Western and Southern Asia

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan and Southeast Asia in the Era of European Expansion

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The Early Industrial Revolution

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

Advanced Industrial Society

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: the Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africas Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

A New Millennium

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