Economic History Quiz (Finals)

What was the encomienda system in the Spanish colonies?

• A labor system where conquerors were rewarded with land and local labor.

• A system of communal land ownership among Filipinos.

• A method of taxation imposed by the Spanish government.

• A form of agricultural production focused on cash crops.

What is the hacienda system?

• A system of large landholdings focused on agricultural production.

• A communal land ownership system.

• A method of land distribution among farmers.

• A type of taxation system.

What was the impact of the Law of the Indies on land ownership in the Philippines?

• It awarded land to religious orders and military.

• It allowed Filipinos to own land freely.

• It abolished the encomienda system.

• It established a communal land ownership system.

What was the primary reason for revolts in the Philippines during colonization?

• Landlessness and the unfair land titling system.

• High taxation imposed by the Spanish government.

• The introduction of the hacienda system.

• The lack of agricultural production.

What was the purpose of the Philippine Organic Law of 1902?

• To regulate ownership of public lands.

• To abolish the encomienda system.

• To establish a new taxation system.

• To promote agricultural exports.

What was the Agricultural Tenancy Act?

• A law to govern the relationship between landholders and tenants.

• A program to distribute land to landless farmers.

• A system to regulate agricultural exports.

• A method to improve taxation policies.

What was the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL)?

• A law that introduced the redistribution of agricultural lands.

• A program to improve taxation in the Philippines.

• A system to regulate land ownership.

• A method to promote agricultural exports.

What was the significance of Republic Act No. 3844?

• It abolished share tenancy and promoted owner-cultivators.

• It established a new taxation system.

• It regulated agricultural exports.

• It improved land registration processes.

What was the role of the National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Administration (NARRA)?

• To distribute agricultural lands to landless tenants.

• To regulate agricultural exports.

• To improve taxation policies.

• To manage land registration.

What was the impact of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms (CARPER)?

• It extended the deadline for land distribution.

• It abolished the Agricultural Tenancy Act.

• It improved taxation policies.

• It regulated agricultural exports.