The Spanish Colony in the Americas

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rulers

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Monarchs

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A gift of land by the King of Spain, which gave a person control over the land and the people living there.

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Encomienda

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A system for ranking people, often according to power or wealth.

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Class structure

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Someone who travels to a new land to persuade others to believe in a particular religion.

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Missionary

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Who set up a colony in the Americas that changed the lives of American Indians forever?

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The Spanish

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In what is today Mexico, Spain conquered the Aztecs and by the mid-

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1500

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Spain controlled a large colony in the Americas and called it ...

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New Spain

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Spanish leaders sent _______________ back to Spain. Options: people, horses, treasures, boats

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treasures

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American Indians did most of the mining for gold and silver work for the ________________

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Spaniards

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Which activities were also very important in New Spain? Options: Ranching and farming, hunt and fishing, eat and make houses

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Ranching and farming