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WorksheetsSocial Studies Unit 4 - Colonial Period in America and Chile
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 45mins
Match the concepts with their correct definition.
Commercial Monopoly
Economic system that prohibited America to carry any external economic trade with other territories.
Viceroy
They are the face of the king in each of the territory in America.
Casa de Contratacion
Agency responsible for organizing the commercial monopoly and regulating trade.
Haciendas
They are large agricultural lands dedicated to the production of cereals, vegetables and livestock.
Reales Audiencias
Highest courts of justice in America.
What is the place of extraction or production of this product during the colony.
Vegetables (a)
What is the place of extraction or production of this product during the colony.
Copper (a)
What is the place of extraction or production of this product during the colony.
Gold (a)
What is the place of extraction or production of this product during the colony.
Silver (a)
What is the place of extraction or production of this product during the colony.
Leather (a)
What is the place of extraction or production of this product during the colony.
Corn (a)
Colonial society was (a) . It has (b) . At the top were the (c) . The (d) were also called peninsulars. The (e) are Spaniards descendants who were born in America.
The (a) are the native American people who formed a huge part of the colonial workforce. The (b) were slaves who performed domestic, agrarian and mining work.
Read the following expression carefully and identify whether it is true or false.
True or False
''En la sociedad colonial habia muchas desigualdades. Las personas tenian diferentes derechos segun su lugar de nacimientos, su color de piel o su nivel economico.''
True
False
Inside the colonial system, Spain imposed a commercial monopoly over its
conquered territories. What is this called?
Social
Political
Cultural
Economic
Inside the colonial economic system, what products were most valued and
wanted by Spain?
Corn, barley and furniture
Weapons, paper and furniture
Silver, gold and agriculture products
Precious stones, silk and spices
The role of evangelizing the indigenous population to a new religion was mainly
carried out by:
The mestizo group
The religious priests
Viceroys and governors
The authorities who participated in the cabildo
Chile was a colony of Spain for more than 200 years. What does that mean?
Society was divided into distinct social classes.
The creoles and the Spaniards could not make decisions.
It was a territory dominated and administered by Spain.
There was economic and political freedom for all the people.
Who is referred to in the text?
peasant
tenant
miner
missionary
What common features can be found in the activities shown in the pictures?
Both are pictures of slaves
Both show aspects of daily life during the colonial period.
Both focus on the importance of cities in the colonial economy.
Both show the importance of religion in the colonies.
Does the following picture belong to the colonial
architectural patrimony of Chile?
Yes
No
Does the following picture belong to the colonial
architectural patrimony of Chile?
Yes
No
Does the following picture belong to the colonial
architectural patrimony of Chile?
Yes
No
Does the following picture belong to the colonial
architectural patrimony of Chile?
Yes
No
The following are the productive activities of colonial Chile: (a) , (b) , and (c) .
During the colonial times, three working systems were developed. These were (a) , (b) , and (c) .
Read the following statements and identify whether they are True or False.
The process of conquest of Chile took longer than in other parts of
America.
True
False
The Biobio River created a natural frontier between the Spanish and the
Mapuche territory.
TRUE
FALSE
The Spanish never recognized the political authority of the indigenous at
the south of the frontier.
TRUE
FALSE
There was no commercial exchange (trade) between the Spanish and
the Mapuche because the Spanish army prohibited crossing the border.
TRUE
FALSE
The (a) was the maximum authority of the Empire. For the government of the American colonies, it was necessary to create the (b) , a body that advised the king and proposed him bills and authorities for the American colonies. The (c) (“House of Trade”) regulated commerce between America and Spain. In America, the representatives of the king were the (d) The (e) (“Royal Audience”) was the maximum court of justice in America and it assumed the power when the governor or the viceroy died.
