Q4 Lesson 2: The Galleon Trade and The Middle Classes

Open Ended

What changes do you think occur in a society when more people can afford a comfortable lifestyle?

Draw

Draw the route of the Galleon Trade from Philippines to Mexico to Spain and back.

Multiple Choice

Which group held the highest status in Spanish colonial Philippines?

• Insulares

• Peninsulares

• Ilustrados

• Principalia

Multiple Choice

Who were the Insulares in Spanish colonial society?

• Spaniards born in Spain

• Educated Filipinos from elite families

• Spaniards born in the Philippines

• Native Filipinos who worked as farmers

Multiple Choice

The Principalia class consisted mainly of:

• Spanish-born government officials

• Native Filipino elites, such as former Datus and Rajahs

• Chinese traders

• Laborers and farmers

Multiple Choice

Which class of Filipinos was most involved in the Propaganda Movement?

• Indios

• Ilustrados

• Sangley

• Peninsulares

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of Chinese Mestizos in colonial Philippine society?

• They held the highest government positions

• They were powerful traders and helped form the middle class

• They were forced to work under Spanish rule

• They were considered the lowest class

Multiple Choice

Shimron is a Spanish Mestizo whose father is a Spanish official, and his mother is a native Filipina. He wants to expand his family’s business in Manila. What advantage does Shimron have compared to an Indio merchant?

• He is exempt from paying taxes and tribute

• He has better access to education and business opportunities

• He is automatically given a government position

• He can own large plantations without restrictions

Multiple Choice

What was the lowest social class in Spanish colonial Philippines?

• Insulares

• Ilustrados

• Indios

• Principalia

Multiple Choice

Shim, a Sangley trader, has been doing business in Manila for years. What role does he most likely play in the colonial economy?

• Managing Spanish government affairs

• Owning large haciendas and collecting taxes from Filipinos

• Leading military campaigns against native revolts

• Importing and selling goods like silk and porcelain from China

Open Ended

Explain one key effect of the rise of the middle class during the Spanish period. How did it change society? Are there similarities between those changes in our present society?