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When a nation conquers and settles another country for its own benefit, this practice is called

A
assimilation.
B
the mission system.
C
the encomienda system.
D
colonization.
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How did the encomienda system function in the Spanish colonies?

A
It was a slavery system that did not allow the enslaved to be sold off the land.
B
It made noble attempts to care for the Indigenous peoples.
C
It established a system that distributed land to the Indigenous peoples.
D
It served as a model for the medieval system to be developed in Spain.
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The Aztecs controlled the most powerful empire in

A
Peru.
B
Mexico.
C
Bolivia.
D
Panama.
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Arranged from greatest privileges to fewest privileges, which is the correct order of the Spanish class system?

A
peninsulares, criollos, mestizos, Indigenous peoples, and enslaved persons
B
peninsulares, mestizos, criollos, Indigenous peoples, and enslaved persons
C
criollos, peninsulares, mestizos, Indigenous peoples, and enslaved persons
D
mestizos, peninsulares, criollos, Indigenous peoples, and enslaved persons
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Which Spanish class included Spanish colonists born in the Americas?

A
peninsulares
B
criollos
C
mestizos
D
conquistadors
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Which is true regarding Moctezuma II?

A
He was held hostage for his gold, then killed.
B
He invited Bartolomé de las Casas to view his lands.
C
He was invited by Pizarro as a friend and brother.
D
He invited Cortés into the city of Tenochtitlán.
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Read the passage by Bartolomé de las Casas.[Since New Spain was discovered], great atrocities were committed against the indigenous people of the region and some were killed by members of the expedition. These so-called Christians set about stealing from the people and murdering them on the pretense of settling the area. And [since that time] the great iniquities and injustices, the outrageous acts of violence and the bloody tyranny of these Christians have steadily escalated, the perpetrators having lost all fear of God . . . and all sense of self-respect.–Bartolomé de las CasasAccording to Bartolomé de las Casas, the effect of atrocities, injustices, and outrageous acts on the perpetrators is that

A
they lose respect for themselves and become distanced from God, in whom they claim to believe.
B
Spanish explorers were stealing, killing, and murdering the Indigenous peoples of the region.
C
they experienced the violence and bloody tyranny of these Christians.
D
the Indigenous peoples of the region were killed by members of the expedition.
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How was the Inca empire impacted by European exploration and colonization?

A
The Spanish forced the Incans to adopt their language, religion, and way of life.
B
The Spanish crowned Atahualpa as emperor of the Inca.
C
The Spanish enriched the Inca empire by buying goods with gold and silver.
D
The Spanish forced many Inca to work as conquistadors.
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Where were the first Spanish colonies located in the Americas?

A
in Canada
B
in mainland North America
C
in South America
D
in the Caribbean
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Read the passage by Bartolomé de las Casas.[Since New Spain was discovered], great atrocities were committed against the indigenous people of the region and some were killed by members of the expedition. These so-called Christians set about stealing from the people and murdering them on the pretense of settling the area. And [since that time] the great iniquities and injustices, the outrageous acts of violence and the bloody tyranny of these Christians have steadily escalated.–Bartolomé de las CasasWhich excerpt from the passage best supports Bartolomé’s argument that the Spanish were not behaving as Christians should?

A
“since New Spain was discovered, great atrocities were committed”
B
“these so-called Christians set about stealing from people and murdering them”
C
“the indigenous people of the region and some were killed by members of the expedition”
D
“the bloody tyranny of these Christians have steadily escalated”
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Moctezuma II ruled over

A
the Aztecs as king near the beginning of the eighteenth century.
B
the Incas as king near the beginning of the sixteenth century.
C
the Aztecs as king near the beginning of the sixteenth century.
D
the Spanish as king near the beginning of the sixteenth century.
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In the first Spanish colonies, how did nearly all Indigenous peoples die?

A
poison
B
disease
C
sacrifice
D
neglect
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What was the most significant result of the Spanish colonization of Central and South America?

A
Spain became rich by stealing the wealth of the American colonies.
B
Spain brought advanced cultural values to the American colonies.
C
Spain brought religion and high moral values to the American colonies.
D
Spain was transformed by the cultural richness of the Americas.
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Atahualpa was the leader of the

A
Inca Empire.
B
Aztec Empire.
C
Mexican Empire.
D
Spanish Empire.

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