Spanish Conquest of the Americas

Who was the ruler of the Aztec empire during the early 1500s?

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Moctezuma II

• Bartolomé de Las Casas

Which conquistador captured the Inca capital and killed the Inca leaders?

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Moctezuma II

• Bartolomé de Las Casas

What system gave settlers the right to tax Native Americans or to make them work?

• encomienda system

• plantation system

• feudal system

• colonial system

Who was the conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Moctezuma II

• Hernán Cortés

• Bartolomé de Las Casas

What was one of the main reasons the Spanish wanted to conquer the Aztec empire?

• To establish trade routes

• To find gold and silver

• To learn about new cultures

• To escape European diseases

What advantage did the Spanish have over the Aztec?

• Larger armies

• Superior weapons

• Better knowledge of the land

• More food supplies

Who wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity by treating them in a better manner?

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Moctezuma II

• Bartolomé de Las Casas

Why did Francisco Pizarro first enter the Inca empire?

• To establish military bases

• To seek gold

• To convert Native Americans to Catholicism

• To create trading posts

What was the encomienda system established by Spain?

• A system that allowed settlers to tax Native Americans and make them work

• A system that provided free land to Native Americans

• A system that allowed Native Americans to govern themselves

• A system that provided education to Native Americans

Why might de Las Casas have spoken out against the encomienda system?

• Because it treated Native Americans as slaves

• Because it provided education to Native Americans

• Because it allowed Native Americans to govern themselves

• Because it gave free land to Native Americans