Social Studies Chapter 3 Lesson 1 Quiz

Spanish monarchs conquered and settled in the Americas to

• gain great wealth and power
• persuade the natives to accept their Catholic faith
• find a new route to Asia
• both #1 and #2

A/An ____________ is a grant from the Spanish government that gave a Spanish settler the right to control local Native Americans.

• peninsulares
• mestizos
• encomienda
• enchilada

A/An ____________ is a system of ranking people according to power or wealth.

• class structure
• economic system
• monarch
• rank

A/An ____________ is someone who travels to a new land to persuade others to believe in a particular religion.

• monarch
• missionary
• explorer
• conquistador

In which of these locations did the Spanish set up missions?

• New England
• Quebec
• in areas that are now Texas, California, and other parts of the Southwestern United States
• Virginia

Why did the Spanish settlements spread in North America?

• The Spanish army built a series of forts.
• Spanish missionaries set up villages called missions.
• The Spanish navy set up bases along the coast.
• Spanish teachers built colleges and universities.

Which statement BEST describes the relationship between the Spanish and the Native Americans?

• The Spanish colonists treated the Native Americans as equals.
• The relationship was good because the Spanish did not force the natives to adopt Christianity.
• The two groups avoided each other.
• The Spanish forced the Native Americans to work for them and accept the Spanish way of life which often led to conflict.