Question 1

The hacienda system dominated the colonial economy after 1550 largely because

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A)  acute food shortages created new demands for efficient agricultural production. 
B)  mayorazco assured the perpetuation of consolidated property. 
C)  the decline of indigenous populations and Spanish legislation weakened the encomienda. 
D)  intra-elite marriages consolidated the ownership of encomienda lands. 
A)  acute food shortages created new demands for efficient agricultural production. 
B)  mayorazco assured the perpetuation of consolidated property. 
C)  the decline of indigenous populations and Spanish legislation weakened the encomienda. 
D)  intra-elite marriages consolidated the ownership of encomienda lands.

Question 2

IDENTIFICATION
-Manila Galleon

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The Manila Galleon refers to the Spanish

Question 3

The Manila Galleon was a part of the Spanish fleet system in which

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A)  the Crown encouraged unlimited expansion of colonial trade with Asia. 
B)  Spanish merchants flooded Asian markets with Spanish textiles. 
C)  Mexican merchants invested twice as much money as they earned in profits. 
D)  two ships annually sailed between Acapulco and Manila trading silver for silks. 
A)  the Crown encouraged unlimited expansion of colonial trade with Asia. 
B)  Spanish merchants flooded Asian markets with Spanish textiles. 
C)  Mexican merchants invested twice as much money as they earned in profits. 
D)  two ships annually sailed between Acapulco and Manila trading silver for silks.

Question 4

IDENTIFICATION
-New Laws of the Indies

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The New Laws of the Indies, also known a

Question 5

The colonial economy was

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A)  feudal. 
B)  capitalist. 
C)  a unique type of economy. 
D)  a mixture of feudal and capitalist elements. 
A)  feudal. 
B)  capitalist. 
C)  a unique type of economy. 
D)  a mixture of feudal and capitalist elements.

Question 6

The encomienda was

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A)  a grant of land and indigenous labor to a Spanish colonist. 
B)  the assignment to a colonist of a group of natives to serve him with tribute and labor. 
C)  forced native labor for a colonist, who was required to pay a small wage. 
D)  a royal grant of land in perpetuity to a conquistador as a reward for his military services. 
A)  a grant of land and indigenous labor to a Spanish colonist. 
B)  the assignment to a colonist of a group of natives to serve him with tribute and labor. 
C)  forced native labor for a colonist, who was required to pay a small wage. 
D)  a royal grant of land in perpetuity to a conquistador as a reward for his military services.

Question 7

IDENTIFICATION
-mita

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Question 8

The Requerimiento

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A)  established a code of laws to protect indigenous peoples. 
B)  required Spanish colonists to convert, protect, and educate their indigenous serfs. 
C)  obligated indigenous peoples, on pain of war, to acknowledge Spain's sovereignty and the supremacy of the church. 
D)  proclaimed that indigenous peoples were slaves by nature. 
A)  established a code of laws to protect indigenous peoples. 
B)  required Spanish colonists to convert, protect, and educate their indigenous serfs. 
C)  obligated indigenous peoples, on pain of war, to acknowledge Spain's sovereignty and the supremacy of the church. 
D)  proclaimed that indigenous peoples were slaves by nature.

Question 9

The principal source of royal revenue from the Indies was

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A)  mining. 
B)  agriculture. 
C)  commerce. 
D)  cattle raising. 
A)  mining. 
B)  agriculture. 
C)  commerce. 
D)  cattle raising.

Question 10

IDENTIFICATION
-encomienda originaria

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The term "encomienda" refers to a system

Question 11

IDENTIFICATION
-encomienda

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The encomienda was a labor system that w

Question 12

The Spanish conquistador is often portrayed as a purely feudal type interested only in gold and plunder. What light does the career of Cortés throw on this stereotype?

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The career of Cortés throws a different

Question 13

IDENTIFICATION
-composición

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Question 14

Trace the evolution of colonial labor systems from the encomienda to the so-called free or contractual labor. What are the constants in all these systems?

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The evolution of colonial labor systems

Question 15

IDENTIFICATION
-alcabala

Accepted Answer

The term "alcabala" refers to a type of

Question 16

Between 1519 and 1605, the indigenous population of central Mexico declined by about

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A)  50%. 
B)  30%. 
C)  90%. 
D)  10%. 
A)  50%. 
B)  30%. 
C)  90%. 
D)  10%.

Question 17

The repartimiento

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A)  was designed to lighten the labor burdens of indigenous peoples. 
B)  sought to regulate the use of an ever-diminishing pool of indigenous labor. 
C)  aimed to provide the Spanish with a more dependable and continuing pool of labor. 
D)  was applied only in the mining industry. 
A)  was designed to lighten the labor burdens of indigenous peoples. 
B)  sought to regulate the use of an ever-diminishing pool of indigenous labor. 
C)  aimed to provide the Spanish with a more dependable and continuing pool of labor. 
D)  was applied only in the mining industry.

Question 18

IDENTIFICATION
-Bartolomé de las Casas

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Bartolomé de las Casas was a 16th-centur

Question 19

IDENTIFICATION
-hacienda

Accepted Answer

The term "hacienda" refers to a large es

Question 20

IDENTIFICATION
-asiento

Accepted Answer

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The hacienda system dominated the colonial economy after 1550 largely because

IDENTIFICATION -Manila Galleon

The Manila Galleon was a part of the Spanish fleet system in which

IDENTIFICATION -New Laws of the Indies

The colonial economy was

The encomienda was

IDENTIFICATION -mita

The Requerimiento

The principal source of royal revenue from the Indies was

IDENTIFICATION -encomienda originaria

IDENTIFICATION -encomienda

The Spanish conquistador is often portrayed as a purely feudal type interested only in gold and plunder. What light does the career of Cortés throw on this stereotype?

IDENTIFICATION -composición

Trace the evolution of colonial labor systems from the encomienda to the so-called free or contractual labor. What are the constants in all these systems?

IDENTIFICATION -alcabala

Between 1519 and 1605, the indigenous population of central Mexico declined by about

The repartimiento

IDENTIFICATION -Bartolomé de las Casas

IDENTIFICATION -hacienda

IDENTIFICATION -asiento

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Exam 4: The Economic Foundations of Colonial Life

The hacienda system dominated the colonial economy after 1550 largely because

IDENTIFICATION -Manila Galleon

The Manila Galleon was a part of the Spanish fleet system in which

IDENTIFICATION -New Laws of the Indies

The colonial economy was

The encomienda was

IDENTIFICATION -mita

The Requerimiento

The principal source of royal revenue from the Indies was

IDENTIFICATION -encomienda originaria

IDENTIFICATION -encomienda

The Spanish conquistador is often portrayed as a purely feudal type interested only in gold and plunder. What light does the career of Cortés throw on this stereotype?

IDENTIFICATION -composición

Trace the evolution of colonial labor systems from the encomienda to the so-called free or contractual labor. What are the constants in all these systems?

IDENTIFICATION -alcabala

Between 1519 and 1605, the indigenous population of central Mexico declined by about

The repartimiento

IDENTIFICATION -Bartolomé de las Casas

IDENTIFICATION -hacienda

IDENTIFICATION -asiento

Ancient America

The Hispanic Background

The Conquest of America

State, Church, and Society

Colonial Brazil

The Bourbon Reforms and Spanish America

The Independence of Latin America

Decolonization and the Search for National Identities, 1821-1870

Race, Nation, and the Meaning of Freedom, 1821-1888

The Triumph of Neocolonialism and the Liberal State, 1870-1900

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