Question 1

The "Black Legend"

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A) painted Spanish treatment of Native Americans as unprincipled and inhumane. 
B) condemned exploitation of Native Americans by the Roman Catholic church. 
C) was completely false with no basis in the actions of the Spanish. 
D) was spread primarily by conquistadors who lost their rights of encomienda. 
A) painted Spanish treatment of Native Americans as unprincipled and inhumane. 
B) condemned exploitation of Native Americans by the Roman Catholic church. 
C) was completely false with no basis in the actions of the Spanish. 
D) was spread primarily by conquistadors who lost their rights of encomienda. A

Question 2

James Oglethorpe founded Georgia as a

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A) commercial colony that would produce tobacco for the English Crown. 
B) refuge for English debtors. 
C) haven for Protestant religious liberty. 
D) haven for the Catholic minority in the colonies. 
A) commercial colony that would produce tobacco for the English Crown. 
B) refuge for English debtors. 
C) haven for Protestant religious liberty. 
D) haven for the Catholic minority in the colonies. B

Question 3

When European and American states outlawed slavery, impacts in Africa included

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A) immediate cessation of the slave trade in Africa. 
B) immediate emancipation of all slaves in Africa. 
C) increases in exports of slaves from East Africa and increases in indigenous African slavery. 
D) increases in exports of slaves from East Africa and decreases in indigenous African slavery. 
A) immediate cessation of the slave trade in Africa. 
B) immediate emancipation of all slaves in Africa. 
C) increases in exports of slaves from East Africa and increases in indigenous African slavery. 
D) increases in exports of slaves from East Africa and decreases in indigenous African slavery. C

Question 4

According to mercantilist theory, a national economy could only grow if the home country

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A) and its colonies were to trade exclusively with each other. 
B) were to forge a trade-tight system of national commerce. 
C) imposed navigation laws and tariffs on its colonies. 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) and its colonies were to trade exclusively with each other. 
B) were to forge a trade-tight system of national commerce. 
C) imposed navigation laws and tariffs on its colonies. 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 5

By the end of the colonial era, the Roman Catholic Church

Accepted Answer

A) consistently protected the interests of Native Americans from exploitation by the Spanish government. 
B) sought independence from the domination of the secular government. 
C) was arguably the most conservative force in Latin America. 
D) was the only effective liberal force in Latin America. 
A) consistently protected the interests of Native Americans from exploitation by the Spanish government. 
B) sought independence from the domination of the secular government. 
C) was arguably the most conservative force in Latin America. 
D) was the only effective liberal force in Latin America.

Question 6

The conversion of Native Americans by the Roman Catholic church was managed by the

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A) Jesuits. 
B) Franciscans. 
C) Dominicans. 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) Jesuits. 
B) Franciscans. 
C) Dominicans. 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 7

The responsibility of the Casa de Contratación was to

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A) maintain control of the sea lanes. 
B) regulate trade with the New World. 
C) act as a consultative body for the Viceroy. 
D) act as a court of appeals in the New World. 
A) maintain control of the sea lanes. 
B) regulate trade with the New World. 
C) act as a consultative body for the Viceroy. 
D) act as a court of appeals in the New World.

Question 8

The repartimiento

Accepted Answer

A) required adult male Indians to devote a particular number of days of labor annually to Spanish economic enterprises. 
B) were Spanish labor managers who supervised Indian labor. 
C) was a formal grant of land by the Spanish Crown to nobles. 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) required adult male Indians to devote a particular number of days of labor annually to Spanish economic enterprises. 
B) were Spanish labor managers who supervised Indian labor. 
C) was a formal grant of land by the Spanish Crown to nobles. 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 9

Discuss mercantilism in theory and practice.What were its main ideas? Did they work? Which European country was most successful in establishing a mercantilist empire? Why? What were the long-term economic consequences of arranging trade based on mercantilist premises?

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism was an economic theory and

Question 10

Peninsulares were

Accepted Answer

A) whites born in America. 
B) Spanish overseers of Native American labor on haciendas. 
C) whites born in Spain. 
D) Spanish adventurers in search of gold. 
A) whites born in America. 
B) Spanish overseers of Native American labor on haciendas. 
C) whites born in Spain. 
D) Spanish adventurers in search of gold.

Question 11

The relationship between political authority and religious proselytizing was

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A) closer in the New World than on the Iberian peninsula. 
B) more distant in the New World than on the European continent. 
C) defined by the pope,who insisted on political control in the New World. 
D) not influenced by national economic goals. 
A) closer in the New World than on the Iberian peninsula. 
B) more distant in the New World than on the European continent. 
C) defined by the pope,who insisted on political control in the New World. 
D) not influenced by national economic goals.

Question 12

The economic activity that employed the most people throughout the English-speaking colonies was

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A) trade. 
B) slavery. 
C) agriculture. 
D) industry. 
A) trade. 
B) slavery. 
C) agriculture. 
D) industry.

Question 13

All of the following were Spanish viceroyalties in Latin America except

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A) New Grenada. 
B) La Plata. 
C) New Spain. 
D) Brazil. 
A) New Grenada. 
B) La Plata. 
C) New Spain. 
D) Brazil.

Question 14

The 18th century was a “golden age of smugglers” because

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A) most colonists in the Americas did not respect European laws. 
B) mercantile policies distorted markets and created the potential for great profits. 
C) most European ships were too small to carry large amounts of goods. 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) most colonists in the Americas did not respect European laws. 
B) mercantile policies distorted markets and created the potential for great profits. 
C) most European ships were too small to carry large amounts of goods. 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 15

According to an un-named friar, a mita was a

Accepted Answer

A) method of forced labor exacted from the native peoples. 
B) a Spanish mining foreman. 
C) a unit used to measure silver for transport to Lima. 
D) the largest and most unhealthy of Potosi's silver mines. 
A) method of forced labor exacted from the native peoples. 
B) a Spanish mining foreman. 
C) a unit used to measure silver for transport to Lima. 
D) the largest and most unhealthy of Potosi's silver mines.

Question 16

Most of the African slaves taken to the New World went to

Accepted Answer

A) the English colonies in North America. 
B) sugar plantations in Brazil and the Caribbean. 
C) the farms and mines of Spanish Mexico. 
D) Spanish factories in Central America and the Andes. 
A) the English colonies in North America. 
B) sugar plantations in Brazil and the Caribbean. 
C) the farms and mines of Spanish Mexico. 
D) Spanish factories in Central America and the Andes.

Question 17

Portuguese colonial holdings in Brazil were different from Spanish colonies in the Americas in all of the following ways except there

Accepted Answer

A) were fewer pre-existing cities established by the indigenous peoples. 
B) were fewer large cities established by colonists. 
C) was less reliance on slave labor. 
D) was less direct administration from the homeland. 
A) were fewer pre-existing cities established by the indigenous peoples. 
B) were fewer large cities established by colonists. 
C) was less reliance on slave labor. 
D) was less direct administration from the homeland.

Question 18

The greatest concerns of slave trader Thomas Phillips seem to be

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A) the health of his men and his own profits. 
B) the profits available to distribute among his men and the health of his crew. 
C) the health of the Africans and his risk of catching a dreadful disease. 
D) his financial well-being and personal comfort. 
A) the health of his men and his own profits. 
B) the profits available to distribute among his men and the health of his crew. 
C) the health of the Africans and his risk of catching a dreadful disease. 
D) his financial well-being and personal comfort.

Question 19

Besides the introduction of diseases, the Columbian Exchange affected the people of the Americas by

Accepted Answer

A) increasing the sources of protein in their diet. 
B) introducing animals that could be used for transportation and warfare. 
C) introducing crops that could most efficiently be cultivated by slave labor. 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) increasing the sources of protein in their diet. 
B) introducing animals that could be used for transportation and warfare. 
C) introducing crops that could most efficiently be cultivated by slave labor. 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 20

The encomienda was a

Accepted Answer

A) land grant given in return for the promise of military service. 
B) grant awarding colonists the right to the labor of Native Americans. 
C) complicated system of bullion trade. 
D) trading contract. 
A) land grant given in return for the promise of military service. 
B) grant awarding colonists the right to the labor of Native Americans. 
C) complicated system of bullion trade. 
D) trading contract.

Exam 17: Conquest and Exploitation: the Development of the Transatlantic Economy

The "Black Legend"

James Oglethorpe founded Georgia as a

When European and American states outlawed slavery, impacts in Africa included

According to mercantilist theory, a national economy could only grow if the home country

By the end of the colonial era, the Roman Catholic Church

The conversion of Native Americans by the Roman Catholic church was managed by the

The responsibility of the Casa de Contratación was to

The repartimiento

Discuss mercantilism in theory and practice.What were its main ideas? Did they work? Which European country was most successful in establishing a mercantilist empire? Why? What were the long-term economic consequences of arranging trade based on mercantilist premises?

Peninsulares were

The relationship between political authority and religious proselytizing was

The economic activity that employed the most people throughout the English-speaking colonies was

All of the following were Spanish viceroyalties in Latin America except

The 18th century was a “golden age of smugglers” because

According to an un-named friar, a mita was a

Most of the African slaves taken to the New World went to

Portuguese colonial holdings in Brazil were different from Spanish colonies in the Americas in all of the following ways except there

The greatest concerns of slave trader Thomas Phillips seem to be

Besides the introduction of diseases, the Columbian Exchange affected the people of the Americas by

The encomienda was a

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