#1 The Spanish Colony in the Americas

Complete the next sentence:

"Spain’s monarchs, or rulers, saw an opportunity to gain great___"

• gold and silver

• power and lands

• wealth and power

• treasures

Answer the question:

What was the name that Spain gave to the new land?

Complete the sentence:

"The Spaniards fought and conquered the___"

By the mid-___, Spain controlled a large colony in the Americas.

• 1500s

• 1700s

• 1400s

• 1200s

Answer the next question:

Who did most of the hand mining work?

• Enslave Native Americans

• Spaniards

• monarchs

• The Spanish Catholic Church

Answer the question:

What the Spanish Catholic Church hoped?

• hoped to persuade native people to accept the Catholic faith.

• conquered and settled the American for several reasons.

• to take control of the lands they came to call New Spain.

• fought and conquered the Aztec people living there.

Answer the question:

What is an encomienda?

• was a grant from the Spanish government that gave a Spanish settler the right to control local Native Americans.

• Ranching and farming were also important in New Spain.

• Native Americans in New Spain had very little control over their lives.

• The settlers were supposed to protect and care for native people and teach them Christianity.