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Conquest of the Americas Answers

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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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The Aztecs controlled the most powerful empire in

A
Peru.
B
Mexico.
C
Bolivia.
D
Panama.
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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
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Paying tribute included giving gold or human sacrifice victims to a larger, more powerful empire. Which empire forced others to pay tribute?

A
Aztec Empire
B
Inca Empire
C
Spanish Empire
D
Portuguese Empire
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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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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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Which Spanish class included Spanish colonists born in the Americas?

A
peninsulares
B
criollos
C
mestizos
D
conquistadors
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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.
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Read the passage from The Florentine Codex.And [even] before the Spaniards had risen against us, a pestilence first came to be prevalent: the smallpox. It was the month of Tepeilhuitl when it began, and it spread over the people as great destruction. Some it quite covered with blisters on all parts – their faces, their heads, their chests, etc. . . . Entirely covered with blisters, very many people died of them. And very many starved; there was death from hunger, for none could take care of the sick; nothing could be done for them.–The Florentine Codex, 1579What conclusion can be drawn from this passage?

A
The Indigenous population was weakened before Spanish attacks began.
B
There were fewer deaths by starvation than small pox.
C
Smallpox may have become a worldwide epidemic.
D
Starvation could have been limited with better farming techniques.
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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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