Colonial Latin America

Which European country dominated what is modern day Brazil?

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

• United States

Which social classification is at the top of the social system in Colonial Latin America?

• creoles

• Mulattoes

• peninsulares

• slaves

What papal treaty created the east/west demarcation line that separated Portuguese and Spanish zones of exploration?

• Papal Treaty of 1501

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Lisbon

• Treaty of Tordesillas

Which Colonial Latin America social class were the offspring of Africans and Europeans?

• Mestizos

• Mulattoes

• Peninsulares

• Creoles

According to the principles of Mercantilism, which of the following is one most correct?

• extraction of natural resources and trade are sources of wealth

• sale of art and natural resources are sources of wealth

• Import must be greater than exports

• The concept that the world has a variable amount of income

What is the name of the Spanish labor system?

• mita

• encomienda

• ensenada

• tordesillas

What Incan labor system did the Spanish use for their own benefit?

• encomienda

• mita

• creole

• none of the above

What is the title of a Portuguese governor-general?

• king

• governor-general

• lord

• viceroy

What part of the Americas did Portugal dominate from the 16th century forward?

• Brazil

• Mexico

• The Ohio River valley

• Peru

Which list correctly arranges the social classes of colonial Latin America from highest to lowest?

• peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, mulattoes

• Native Americans, Africans, Europeans

• Clergy, nobility, commoners

• missionaries, viceroys, mestizos, Native Americans