New Spain Quiz

Which of these was a goal of the Spanish conquistadors who came to the Americas?

• to trade with the native people

• to conquer a large empire for Spain

• to establish agricultural communities

• to learn about the culture of the Aztec people

During the 1500s, Spanish conquistadors conquered Mexico and most of

• North America

• Louisiana

• South America

• Canada

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• the migration of settlers from Europe to the Americas

• the movement of Christianity from Europe to the Americas

• the trade between Europeans and West African kings for slaves

• the movement of plants, animals, and diseases between hemispheres

What was the main goal of the Spanish missionaries?

• to teach/spread their religion to the American Indians

• to learn about the customs of the American Indians

• to trade with the American Indians

• to protect the American Indians

European nations in the 1600s believed that colonization had given Spain

• a huge economic problem

• steady economic growth

• a complicated social structure

• power and prestige