Conquest of the Americas Answers

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4

The conquistadors were driven primarily by

A
the desire for gold.
B
a religious duty to acquire land for Spain.
C
an urge to distribute land to the native peoples.
D
a desire to have Indigenous peoples experience power and fame.
5

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
6

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.
7

Why did Spain create missions in the colonies?

A
to create forced labor using Indigenous peoples
B
to adapt to Indigenous traditions
C
to assimilate Indigenous peoples
D
to return land to Indigenous peoples
9

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.
10

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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