WorksheetsNew Spain
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In which of the following areas did Spain create colonies in New Spain?
a)
Mexico
b)
South Carolina
c)
Canada
d)
Louisiana
2.
Which of the following is one of the ways that the Spanish made their wealth in New Spain?
a)
trading in furs
b)
sales of fish
c)
shipbuilding
d)
silver and gold mining
3.
What was one of the cash crops that grew in New Spain?
a)
cotton
b)
deerskins
c)
indigo
d)
sugarcane
4.
Which of the following types of people were moving to New Spain?
a)
young children
b)
Catholic priests
c)
married women
d)
doctors and lawyers
5.
What was the name of the system that allowed Spanish landowners to use the natives as slaves?
a)
economic
b)
encomienda
c)
wealthy
d)
plantation
6.
According to the encomienda system who had the most rights and privileges in New Spain?
a)
Mestizos
b)
Mulattoes
c)
Creoles
d)
Penninsulares
7.
Which technology allowed people to find their location?
a)
compass
b)
astrolabe
c)
better maps
d)
triangular sails
8.
Which of the following allowed a small amount of Spanish Conquistadors to overtake Native American empires?
a)
advanced weapons
b)
better maps
c)
bigger, faster ships
d)
advanced navigation skills
9.
Which of the following managed to destroy the Aztec, Mayan, and other Native American empires when introduced to the Americas?
a)
new diseases
b)
new navigation skills
c)
introduction of horses
d)
new foods
10.
There are many reasons for conflict in the world and they are commonly known as the
a)
ABCs.
b)
ten best ideas.
c)
top ten.
d)
three Gs.
11.
What is a Colony?
a)
A settlement ruled by a distant country
b)
A settlement ruled by a group of Native Americans
c)
A settlement ruled by his close relatives
d)
A Cake recipe from the queen of Spain
12.
What does it mean to Convert?
a)
To give someone good directions
b)
To give someone a wedding invitation
c)
To force and convince someone to believe that they are awesome
d)
To force or convince someone that to change to another religion
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