Conquest of the Americas

Question 1

How did the encomienda system function in the Spanish colonies?

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It was a slavery system that did not allow the enslaved to be sold off the land.

Question 2

Which Spanish class included Spanish colonists born in the Americas?

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criollos

Question 3

The Aztecs controlled the most powerful empire in

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Mexico.

Question 4

Paying tribute included giving gold or human sacrifice victims to a larger, more powerful empire. Which empire forced others to pay tribute?

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Aztec Empire

Question 5

What was the most significant result of the Spanish colonization of Central and South America?

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Spain became rich by stealing the wealth of the American colonies.

Question 6

How was the Inca empire impacted by European exploration and colonization?

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The Spanish forced the Incans to adopt their language, religion, and way of life.

Question 7

The conquistadors were driven primarily by

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the desire for gold.

Question 8

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

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to set up a labor supply

Question 9

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

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colonization.

Question 10

For what primary purpose did the Spanish enslave many Indigenous peoples?

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to work in mines and grow sugar

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