Colonial Latin America and Exploration

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Unlike the Portuguese, the Spanish sailed west across the Atlantic to

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find a sea route to Asia.

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What was one reason England wanted colonies for raw materials?

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to be more self-sufficient

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Why was the Treaty of Tordesillas signed?

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to prevent conflict over territorial claims between Spain and Portugal

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Which social class had the highest status in colonial Latin America? mestizos, mulattoes, creoles, peninsulares

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peninsulares

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Which effect of the encomienda system contributed to the rise of the African slave trade?

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the destruction of native populations

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Which factor contributed most significantly to the Spanish conquest of the Aztec and Inca? Options: the use of horses by the Spanish to travel and fight, the advanced military technology of the Spanish, the lack of indigenous immunity to European diseases, the European practice of taking leaders hostage

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the lack of indigenous immunity to European diseases

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One effect of the Columbian Exchange was the

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increased risk of epidemics.

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How did European colonies contribute to the Columbian Exchange?

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by providing a source for raw materials

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Which cultural group made use of the quipu?

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Inca