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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who was the Genoese sea captain that reached the Americas in 1492?
Hernando Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Columbus
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
What term did Christopher Columbus use to refer to the natives he encountered?
Los amigos
Los indios
Los conquistadores
Los exploradores
Which explorer claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500?
Amerigo Vespucci
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
In what year did Hernando Cortés land in Mexico?
1492
1500
1519
1522
What was the main goal of Spain in setting up colonies in the Americas?
To establish trade routes
To spread religion
To control lands for a foreign nation
To find new spices
Who were known as conquistadors?
Spanish conquerors
Aztec leaders
Native American allies
Portuguese settlers
What was a significant factor that aided Cortés in conquering the Aztec empire?
Superior weapons and Native American allies
Large numbers of soldiers
Support from the Inca
Assistance from the Portuguese
What was the result of Spanish men and Native American women having children?
Mestizo population
Encomienda system
Inca political organization
Aztec empire expansion
What system forced Native Americans to work for the Spanish?
Encomienda system
Mestizo system
Conquistador alliance
Inca labor system
Who claimed Florida for Spain in 1513?
Juan Ponce de León
Francisco Pizarro
Hernán Cortés
Francisco Coronado
In what year did Spain abolish the encomienda system?
1492
1542
1680
1776
Who led a rebellion against the Spanish in modern New Mexico in 1680?
Hernán Cortés
Montezuma
Popé
Francisco Pizarro
What was one of the reasons for the need for workers in mines and on farms in the Spanish colonies?
Abundance of gold
Enslaved Africans
Lack of technology
Spanish labor laws
What action did Catholic priests take in response to the mistreatment of Native Americans?
Supported the encomienda system
Protested the mistreatment
Encouraged more conquests
Ignored the situation
How long after being driven out did the Spanish return to stay in the region?
5 years
10 years
12 years
15 years
