Exam 2: State and Nation in Colonial Latin America

By the time of independence in Spanish America, most colonial subjects saw more in common with the military than with the government.

The Tupac Amaru II rebellion inspired criollos to embrace independence.

Spanish conquistadores did not settle in North America because they failed to explore the region.

Which region of Latin America proved most suitable for large civilizations?

Today, most Latin Americans identify with which ethnic grouping?

Early economic activity in Brazil centered on which product?

Explain how the political authority of the Spanish crown diminished over time.

Describe the relationship between Spain and the Catholic Church in colonial Latin America. How did it affect colonization?

An institutional approach to politics focuses on the regime level.

The state is defined as:

The patronato real gave the Spanish monarchy control over Church activities in the colonies.

On a day-to-day basis, power in the colonies largely rested in the hands of the:

Nation is defined as:

Which independence hero(es) showed the strongest support for indigenous rights?

A state is primarily defined by what measure?

Which two countries stood at the center of Spain's colonial empire in Latin America?

The Portuguese crown had a much closer and agreeable relationship with its colonial subjects than the Spanish crown had with its colonial subjects.

In contemporary Latin America, which country has the largest indigenous population?

The cabildo in colonial Latin America provided practice for national assemblies after independence.

The Spanish crown placed a priority on what value as it designed institutions?