Question 1

Brazil, a colony of ____________________ began as a(n)____________________ plantation.

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The answer of Brazil, a colony of ____________________ began as...

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

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

Question 4

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 5

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 6

Criollos were

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A) native-born Iberians in Latin America. 
B) Spaniards living in Mexico. 
C) missionaries in the outlying areas. 
D) local justices. 
E) assistants to the viceroys. 
A) native-born Iberians in Latin America. 
B) Spaniards living in Mexico. 
C) missionaries in the outlying areas. 
D) local justices. 
E) assistants to the viceroys.

Question 7

What was one of the special forms of assistance performed by the colonial mestizos?

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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 8

After conquering the Aztecs in 1521, Cortés began the construction of ____________________ with stone from destroyed pyramids.

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The answer of After conquering the Aztecs in 1521, Cortés...

Question 9

Nearly all of the early trade to and from Spanish America was channeled through the port of

Accepted Answer

A) Acapulco. 
B) Barcelona. 
C) Valencia. 
D) Seville. 
E) Cadiz. 
A) Acapulco. 
B) Barcelona. 
C) Valencia. 
D) Seville. 
E) Cadiz.

Question 10

The encomienda gave Spanish conquerors the right to

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A) expropriate land. 
B) demand free labor from the natives. 
C) convert the natives to Christianity. 
D) keep half the gold and silver they mined. 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) expropriate land. 
B) demand free labor from the natives. 
C) convert the natives to Christianity. 
D) keep half the gold and silver they mined. 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 11

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 12

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 13

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

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A) Criollos spent less time on intellectual pursuits than did peninsulares. 
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) None of the options are correct. 
A) Criollos spent less time on intellectual pursuits than did peninsulares. 
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) None of the options are correct.

Question 14

Which of the following factors helped bring about the rapid fall of both the Aztec and Inca empires?

Accepted Answer

A) The Indians thought Cortés and Pizarro were devils. 
B) The conquistadores bribed Moctezuma and Atahualpa to betray their people. 
C) The conquistadores lost their Indian allies against the emperors. 
D) The Indians had steel weapons capable of killing an armored horseman. 
E) Masses of Indians died or were weakened by foreign diseases. 
A) The Indians thought Cortés and Pizarro were devils. 
B) The conquistadores bribed Moctezuma and Atahualpa to betray their people. 
C) The conquistadores lost their Indian allies against the emperors. 
D) The Indians had steel weapons capable of killing an armored horseman. 
E) Masses of Indians died or were weakened by foreign diseases.

Question 15

In the early colonial period, the greatest amount of silver was extracted from ____________________, and the second largest amount came from mines just north of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the early colonial period, the greatest...

Question 16

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.

Exam 28: From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

Brazil, a colony of ____________________ began as a(n)____________________ plantation.

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

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

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

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

Criollos were

What was one of the special forms of assistance performed by the colonial mestizos?

After conquering the Aztecs in 1521, Cortés began the construction of ____________________ with stone from destroyed pyramids.

Nearly all of the early trade to and from Spanish America was channeled through the port of

The encomienda gave Spanish conquerors the right to

The slave rebellion led by Toussaint L'Ouverture

The reforms of King Charles III

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

Which of the following factors helped bring about the rapid fall of both the Aztec and Inca empires?

In the early colonial period, the greatest amount of silver was extracted from ____________________, and the second largest amount came from mines just north of ____________________.

The fabled American "mountain of silver" was located at

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