3.7 Control of Social Structures

From which country did New Spain (Mexico) gain independence?

• Spain

• Britain

• France

• America

What is the name of the war that Mexico fought for Independence?

• Mexican War for Independence

• American Revolution

• French Revolution

• Haitian Revolution

The racist system that gave all the power in New Spain to people of Spanish descent.

• Encomienda System

• Spanish Caste System

• Spanish Mission System

Napoleon Bonaparte was the leader of which army?

• Spain

• Mexico

• France

• Britain

Which group in the Spanish Caste System had the least amount of opportunities?

• Native Americans & Africans

• Criollos

• Mestizos

• Peninsulares

Which group in the Spanish Caste System had many opportunities but was born in the New World (North and South America)?

• Criollos

• Peninsulares

• Native Americans & Africans

• Mestizos

Which group in the Spanish Caste System had to pay the highest taxes and were considered slaves?

• Criollos

• Mestizos

• Native Americans & Africans

• Peninsulares

How did Spain's fight against France in the Napoleonic Wars affect the colonies in New Spain?

• The colonists had to pay extra taxes to fund the war.

• Spain got a new King whom the people in New Spain did not like.

• New Spain was finally inspired to revolt and begin their own government.

Spanish Caste System group that had one Spanish parent and one Native American parent.

• Native Americans & Africans

• Mestizos

• Criollos

• Peninsulares

Which group in the Spanish Caste System was born in Spain and held the highest positions in the colonial government?

• Native Americans & Africans

• Peninsulares

• Criollos

• Mestizos