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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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Why did the Spanish government establish the encomienda system in the Spanish colonies?

A
to grant land to Indigenous peoples
B
to divide land equally
C
to defend the Indigenous peoples
D
to set up a labor supply
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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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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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In the first Spanish colonies, how did nearly all Indigenous peoples die?

A
poison
B
disease
C
sacrifice
D
neglect
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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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Which leader was imprisoned by Cortés?

A
Moctezuma II
B
Atahualpa
C
Pizarro
D
Columbus
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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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Atahualpa was the leader of the

A
Inca Empire.
B
Aztec Empire.
C
Mexican Empire.
D
Spanish Empire.
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For what primary purpose did the Spanish enslave many Indigenous peoples?

A
to build churches and grow coffee
B
to build ships and grow tobacco
C
to work in mines and grow sugar
D
to work on ranches and grow corn

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