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New Spain

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which color on the map represents New Spain?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Black

2.

A place or region that is newly settled is called a _________.

a)

viceroy

b)

crown

c)

settlement

d)

city

3.

Which of the following was NOT part of the New Spain settlements?

a)

Mexico

b)

Texas

c)

California

d)

South Carolina

4.

The king or queen of a country is often referred to as the ________.

a)

viceroy

b)

crown

c)

settlement

d)

governor

5.

In New Spain, the Crown appointed a _____________, or governor, to rule each colony.

a)

viceroy

b)

captain

c)

president

d)

military

6.

In New Spain, colonists could make their own laws.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Religious communities, called missions, were created to help spread which religion in New Spain?

a)

Methodism

b)

Baptists

c)

Protestant

d)

Catholicism

8.

In New Spain, Protestants (people who were not Catholic), were often ___________________, or treated unfairly.

a)

persecuted

b)

rewarded

c)

supported

9.

The economy of New Spain was largely based on _________.

a)

mining gold

b)

trading

c)

farming

d)

building

10.

In New Spain, Native Americans were viewed as heathens, or ___________________________________.

a)

people who did not know about God

b)

people who believed in God

11.

The Spanish military felt Native Americans should be conquered or killed.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Spanish settlers often tried to ___________ Native Americans to Christianity. (Select all that apply.)

a)

change

b)

convert

13.

Spanish conquistadores were probably very nice people who treated Native Americans with great respect.

a)

I agree.

b)

I do not agree.

c)

I think some were nice and some were not.