What is a viceroy?
3.1 Quiz

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Social Studies
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5th Grade
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Hard
Beth Pierce
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12 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Native Americans had to work for Spain
to make another believe something is true
unchanging
a person who rules a country or territory as a representative of the king or queen
2.
REORDER QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Put the Spanish Class system of New Spain in order from 1-4
American Indians and enslaved Africans
Metizo- mixed Spanish and American Indian background
Criollo or criolla- someone born in New Spain to Spanish parents
Peninsular- A Spaniard born in Spain
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Why did European countries claim land in the New World?
Any country that claimed land could also claim its resources. This made them wealthy.
Any country that claimed land could make the natives work for them.
Any country that claimed land could spread their religion.
Any country that claimed land could name it.
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Why were priests sent by the Spanish king?
to protect the new colonies
to help settle the land by building missions
convert the natives to Christianity
to govern the new colonies
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What did the Treaty of Todesillas do?
Choose three correct answers.
An imaginary line was drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole across the Atlantic Ocean.
Spain claimed all of the land west of the line.
Portugal could claim all the land east of the line.
divided North and South America between Spain and Portugal
divided North and South America between England and Spain
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Why were the Spanish troubled to find out that the French were in Florida?
The French could capture land for France.
It would be easy for the French to try to capture the ships and their valuable cargo.
The Spanish couldn't fight off the French.
It would be easy for the French to steal their food.
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What were the duties of a Spanish viceroy?
Choose three correct answers.
enforcing laws and converting Native American to Christianity
selecting other officials
Building new colonies
collecting money for the royal treasury
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