Colonial Latin America

Which European country came to dominate Brazil?

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

• United States

Which social classification is situated 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

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 monastic order established well-organized and profitable missions in the New World?

• Franciscan

• Augustinian

• Jesuits (Society of Jesus)

• none of the above

What religion strongly influenced the development of Latin America?

• Sunni Islam

• Protestant Christianity

• Chinese Buddhism

• Catholic Christianity

Which of the following lists the Spanish colonial class structure from the highest position to the lowest?

• Creoles, Viceroys, Mestizos

• Mestizos, Creoles, Viceroys

• Viceroys, Creoles, Mestizos

• Viceroys, Mestizos, Creoles