Question 1

An important function of oidores was to

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A)  review the legality of the viceroy's actions. 
B)  make regular tours of inspection of their provinces. 
C)  promote the founding of schools and churches. 
D)  ensure fairness and honesty in municipal elections.

Question 2

Indigenous society, like "white" society in the colonial period, was internally differentiated economically and socially. Explain.

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Question 3

IDENTIFICATION
-zambo

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Question 4

Philip II favored the secular over the regular clergy because

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A)  he was angered by the scandalous lifestyles of the friars. 
B)  he disliked the independence of spirit shown by the regulars regarding Spain's policy toward indigenous peoples. 
C)  the papacy had ordered that secular clergy replace the regulars in the spiritual direction of indigenous converts. 
D)  he was concerned over the excessive number of monasteries and their great wealth.

Question 5

An important function of the Council of the Indies was to

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A)  control trade and immigration to the Indies. 
B)  nominate all high colonial officials to the king. 
C)  direct military operations in the Indies. 
D)  investigate and punish heresy in the Indies.

Question 6

The Jesuit missions in Paraguay have been called a "theocratic capitalism." Explain.

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Question 7

IDENTIFICATION
-Vasco de Quiroga

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Question 8

IDENTIFICATION
-cabildo

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-cabildo...

Question 9

IDENTIFICATION
-patronato real

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-patronato real...

Question 10

IDENTIFICATION
-mestizo

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-mestizo...

Question 11

Discuss the debate over the condition of black slaves in colonial Spanish America. State your own conclusions.

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Question 12

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-Antonio de Mendoza

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Question 13

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-limpieza de sangre

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Question 14

Which of the following statements is not correct?

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A)  The trend during the colonial period was toward the concentration of land in fewer hands. 
B)  The late seventeenth century hacienda had been broken up into smaller units. 
C)  The law of primogeniture and entail made the breakup of haciendas more difficult. 
D)  The colonial hacienda varied greatly in size, productive potential, and labor systems.

Question 15

The Laws of the Indies

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A)  assigned mestizos of legitimate birth equal status with whites. 
B)  forbade intermarriage between whites and indígenas or mixed-bloods. 
C)  gave preference to creoles over peninsulars in the filling of offices. 
D)  justified royal hiring preferences for peninsulars due to creole indolence and incapacity.

Exam 5: State, Church, and Society

An important function of oidores was to

Indigenous society, like "white" society in the colonial period, was internally differentiated economically and socially. Explain.

IDENTIFICATION -zambo

Philip II favored the secular over the regular clergy because

An important function of the Council of the Indies was to

The Jesuit missions in Paraguay have been called a "theocratic capitalism." Explain.

IDENTIFICATION -Vasco de Quiroga

IDENTIFICATION -cabildo

IDENTIFICATION -patronato real

IDENTIFICATION -mestizo

Discuss the debate over the condition of black slaves in colonial Spanish America. State your own conclusions.

IDENTIFICATION -Antonio de Mendoza

IDENTIFICATION -limpieza de sangre

Which of the following statements is not correct?

The Laws of the Indies