European Conquests in the Americas

What was the name for the Spanish conquerors who arrived in the Amerias?

• Spanish Soldiers

• Conquerers

• Conquistadors

• Cartographers

What was the right of the Spanish to demand labor or tribute from the Native Americans on their land?

• Economic System

• Economy System

• Encomienda System

• Equilateral System

What Spanish missionary was outspoken against the harsh treatment of Native Americans?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Bartolome de Las Casas

• Ignatius of Loyola

• Saint Paul

Where was the Portuguese colony in the Americas?

• Peru

• Brazil

• Chile

• Mexico

Which conquistador defeated the Aztec?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

• Bartolome de Las Casas

Who was the Inca emperor killed by the Spanish

• Moctezuma

• King Henry VIII

• Tenochtitlan

• Atahualpa

Columbus believed what tribe could be easily conquered by the Spanish?

• Aztecs

• Incas

• Taino

• Mayans

What city was the capital of the Aztec Empire?

• Atahualpa

• Peru

• Lima

• Tenochtitlan

What were Native Americans forced to labor for a Spanish landlord in order to pay off a debt?

• pawns

• peons

• pigions

• papas

Who was the Aztec emperor killed by the Spanish?

• Montana

• Montezullu

• Moctezuma

• Mesoamerica