U.S. History-Chapter 2.1

Which of the following was NOT a reason for Spanish colonization in the Americas?

• The Spanish intended to convert native people to Christianity.

• The Spanish were searching for gold deposits.

• The Spanish were eager to explore new land areas.

• The Spanish were searching for iron deposits.

Who introduced the idea of using Africans as slave workers?

• Hernando Cortes

• Francisco Coronado

• Bartolome de Las Casas

• Francisco Pizarro

Which of the following was a reason why the Spanish defeated both the Aztecs and Incas?

• The Spanish had brought fresh water with them.

• The Spanish had superior military equipment.

• The Spanish had better food because they were better hunters than the Aztecs and Incas.

• The Spanish monarchs that made the journey with the colonists intimidated the Aztecs and Incas.

Which set of laws stated how the Spanish colonies should be organized and ruled?

• Laws of the Spanish Colonies

• Native Laws of Spain

• Laws of New Spain

• Laws of the Indies

What were encomiendas?

• They were forts that housed soldiers.

• They were settlements that were run by Catholic priests whose goal was to convert Indians to Christianity.

• They were land grants that allowed Spanish owners to demand labor and taxes from Native Americans.

• They were small towns or settlements that were centers of farming and trade.

What term referred to towns or settlements that were centers of farming and trade?

• pueblos

• missions

• encomiendas

• presidios

What were presidios?

• They were land grants that included the right to demand labor or taxes from Native Americans.

• They were settlements run by Catholic priests whose goal was to convert Indians to Christianity.

• They were forts that housed soldiers.

• They were towns that were centers of farming and trade.

What term was used to refer to people of Spanish and Indian background?

• mestizos

• creoles

• natives

• peninsulares

What were peninsulares?

• They were colonists who were born in the Americas to parents of Spanish origin.

• They were colonists who were born on what would eventually become the Florida peninsula.

• They were colonists who were born in Spain.

• They were colonists of mixed Spanish and Indian background.

Which presidio was actually the first permanent European settlement in what would become the United States?

• San Francisco

• San Antonio

• St. Augustine

• St. Anthony