Chapter 19
Exploring Spanish Colonial History
Test your knowledge on Spanish colonialism and its impact on the Americas with this engaging quiz. Dive into topics including the encomienda system, the Treaty of Tordesillas, and the economic factors that shaped colonial societies.
- 10 insightful questions
- Assess your understanding of key historical figures
- Learn about the economic foundations of Spanish colonies
Which of the men was an advocate of Indian rights?
Bartolomé de Las Casas
Garcia Floridablanca
Christopher Columbus
Pedro de Valdivia
Hernán Cortés
When the encomienda system began to fail, the Spanish government
responded by the creation of a free labor system.
Began to rely on Indian labor extracted through local officials, the mita.
Permitted the enslavement of the Indian population.
Enforced its continuation by passage of a series of restrictive laws.
Encouraged the use of African slaves.
In 1494, Spain and Portugal clarified the boundaries of their colonial possessions in the
Treaty of Paris.
Treaty of Utrecht.
Treaty of Tordesillas.
Treaty of Westphalia.
Treaty of Demarcation.
The Spanish commercial system with the Latin American colonies was organized around
Plantation agriculture.
Mining
Textile workshops.
Ranching.
Trading.
In contrast to the Spanish colonies, Brazil's economy was initially devoted to
Mining
Ranching
Estate agriculture.
Textile workshops.
Trading.
By 1700, slaves comprised approximately what proportion of the Brazilian population?
One-quarter
One-third
One-half
Two-thirds
Three-fourths
Mexico City was built by the Spaniards on the ruins of Tenochtitlan as the capital of New Spain.
True
False
The Spanish scholar Bartolomé de las Casas argued that Indians were not fully human and thus enslaving them was acceptable.
True
False
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