Question 1

Term for identification: mestizos

Accepted Answer

The term "mestizos" refers to people of

Question 2

Among which group would the daughters of the criollos try to find a husband?

Accepted Answer

A) The daughters would seek out other criollos. 
B) The daughters would try to marry among the peninsulars. 
C) The daughters would court the mestizos. 
D) The daughters would try to find a suitable gaucho horseman. 
E) The daughters would seek to marry non-Iberian Europeans. 
A) The daughters would seek out other criollos. 
B) The daughters would try to marry among the peninsulars. 
C) The daughters would court the mestizos. 
D) The daughters would try to find a suitable gaucho horseman. 
E) The daughters would seek to marry non-Iberian Europeans.

Question 3

Which of the following was true of social life in late 18th-century Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) Criollos spent less time on intellectual pursuits than did peninsulars. 
B) While they read mostly religious literature, the Spaniards also obtained access to some of the Inquisition's banned books. 
C) Women usually preferred religious tracts to novels. 
D) The social life of a city's elite citizens was fast-paced, with many outings and festivals. 
E) Mixed-race and Amerindians were given equal rights. 
A) Criollos spent less time on intellectual pursuits than did peninsulars. 
B) While they read mostly religious literature, the Spaniards also obtained access to some of the Inquisition's banned books. 
C) Women usually preferred religious tracts to novels. 
D) The social life of a city's elite citizens was fast-paced, with many outings and festivals. 
E) Mixed-race and Amerindians were given equal rights.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) African slaves 
B) mestizos 
C) peninsulars 
D) Amerindians 
E) unmarried women 
A) African slaves 
B) mestizos 
C) peninsulars 
D) Amerindians 
E) unmarried women

Question 5

____________________ were early Spanish town councils that were considered an elective government.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ were early Spanish town councils that...

Question 6

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

The answer of Following the reforms that were intended to...

Question 7

Explain the concept of social mobility in colonial Hispanic  America  including gender, class, and socio-economic aspects.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 8

What was the role of the Roman Catholic Church in the Spanish colonies including religious, political, social, and cultural impact?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 9

Discuss the fall of the Aztec and Incan empires including similarities and differences in each society's experience with European contact. What was the most significant factor in each?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a focus

Question 10

What was the result of a population increase among Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

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 11

What was the role of the colonial mestizos?

Accepted Answer

A) They paid taxes and helped the Catholic Church with the Inquisition. 
B) They worked in the silver mines when no one else would. 
C) They served as links between the Indian and Spanish populations. 
D) They attended universities and brought their learning back to their homelands. 
E) They would become military officers and alleviate manpower shortages for the Spanish. 
A) They paid taxes and helped the Catholic Church with the Inquisition. 
B) They worked in the silver mines when no one else would. 
C) They served as links between the Indian and Spanish populations. 
D) They attended universities and brought their learning back to their homelands. 
E) They would become military officers and alleviate manpower shortages for the Spanish.

Question 12

Who was responsible for the cultural and educational matters concerning both Europeans and Indians in colonial Hispanic America?

Accepted Answer

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 13

Describe the various aspects of colonial society, economics, and culture in the Iberian colonies including various ethnic groups and economic systems.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of Am

Question 14

Term for identification: gaucho

Accepted Answer

The term "gaucho" refers to the traditio

Question 15

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 highly-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 highly-popular new product of tobacco. 
E) The Spanish colonies shipped large amounts of precious metals.

Question 16

With what did Hernán Cortés begin the construction of Mexico City?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 28: From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

Term for identification: mestizos

Among which group would the daughters of the criollos try to find a husband?

Which of the following was true of social life in late 18th-century Latin America?

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

____________________ were early Spanish town councils that were considered an elective government.

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.

Explain the concept of social mobility in colonial Hispanic America including gender, class, and socio-economic aspects.

What was the role of the Roman Catholic Church in the Spanish colonies including religious, political, social, and cultural impact?

Discuss the fall of the Aztec and Incan empires including similarities and differences in each society's experience with European contact. What was the most significant factor in each?

What was the result of a population increase among Native Americans?

What was the role of the colonial mestizos?

Who was responsible for the cultural and educational matters concerning both Europeans and Indians in colonial Hispanic America?

Describe the various aspects of colonial society, economics, and culture in the Iberian colonies including various ethnic groups and economic systems.

Term for identification: gaucho

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

With what did Hernán Cortés begin the construction of Mexico City?

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