4.3 PPT

Multiple Choice

Peninsulares and Creoles were the top 2 social classes in Latin America.  Why?

• Both classes were elected by the people
• Both had some European ancestry
• Both classes were specifically chosen by the monarch to rule
• Both were full blooded European

Multiple Choice

What are the two main multiracial groups mentioned in the text?

• Mestizos

• Mulattoes

• Creoles

• Peninsulares

Multiple Choice

Mixed-race people of White Spaniards and Native American parents were ______________.

• Mestizo

• Mulatto

• Peninsulares

• Creoles

Multiple Choice

Mulatto = European  + ?

• African Ancestry
• Native American
• Indian
• French

Multiple Choice

What other groups were considered the in the lowest rungs of society with Mulattos?

• Slaves & Native Americans
• Peninsulares & Creoles
• Mestizos & Native Americans
• 2nd & 3rd Estates

Multiple Choice

Which conclusion about Spanish colonization in the Americas can be drawn from this diagram?

• The fewest people in the population had the greatest power

• Africans and Native Americans were politically powerful

• The peninsulares made up the majority of the population

• Mestizo and mulattoes controlled the most land

Multiple Choice

What were the two European countries that conquered most of Latin America?

• Spain and Portugal
• Europe and France
• France and Portugal
• Spain and England

Multiple Choice

How was mita used in the Spanish colonies?

• to Christianize the indigenous peoples

• to force indigenous peoples to work on plantations in harsh conditions

• to support Toussaint L'Ouverture

Multiple Choice

What was the relationship between the encomienda system and Spanish colonization?

• The encomienda system promoted equality of rights between the conquerors and the indigenous people

• The encomienda system allowed conquerors to receive indigenous labor in exchange for evangelizing them, facilitating colonization by using the natives to work in mines and plantations.

• The encomienda system was abolished immediately after its implementation

• The encomienda system allowed indigenous people to govern their own lands without Spanish intervention

Multiple Choice

What were the main goods traded in the economic foundations discussed?

• Gold

• Tobacco

• Diamonds

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What role did the viceroys play in the governance of Spanish colonies?

• They were military leaders

• They headed the bureaucracy governing the colony

• They were local farmers

• They were religious leaders

Multiple Choice

What economic principle is illustrated in the image below?

• Captialism

• Feudalism

• Socialism

• Mercantilism