American History Ch. 2.2

In Spanish America a town and center of trade was called...

• Presidio
• Pueblo
• Mission
• Colony

In Spanish America, a fort was called....

• Presidio
• Pueblo
• Colony
• Mission

Who dedicated his life to ending the Encomienda system and helping the indigenous people of the New World?

• Bartolome da Las Casas

• Cristobal Colon

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

What class of people was at the top of the social hierarchy in the Spanish American colonies?

• Peninsulares

• Criollos

• Mestizos

• Indigenous Native Americans

• Enslaved Persons of African descent

What group of people emerged as the new middle class majority in the Spanish American colonies, and are still the majority in Latin America today?

• Mestizos

• Peninsulares

• Criollos

• Indigenous Native Americans

• Enslaved Persons of African descent

What people were at the bottom of the social pyramid in Spanish America?

• Enslaved laborers

• Peninsulares

• Criollos

• Mestizos

• Indigenous Native Americans

What class of people served as Explorers, Conquistadors, Viceroys, Bishops, Generals, Admirals, and Encomenderos?

• Peninsulares

• Criollos

• Mestizos

• Indigenous Native Americans

• Enslaved Persoons

What people, formerly the majority in the New World, died of disease of poor conditions and largely disappeared during the Spanish Colonial period in the Americas?

• Indigenous Native Americans

• Enslaved persons of African descent

• Mestizos

• Peninsulares

• Criollos

How did the missions, presidios and pueblos help each other?

• They all helped in working the land to grow crops.
• They shared their resources equally.
• The presidios gave protection and the missions and pueblos gave food and shelter to the soldiers that lived in the presidios.
• They all helped to build the missions.

A presidio is

• a precious stone or gem.
• where the priests lived.
• a Spanish fort.
• a tree that is native to California.