Conquest of the Americas Answers

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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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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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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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Which leader was imprisoned by Cortés?

A
Moctezuma II
B
Atahualpa
C
Pizarro
D
Columbus
6

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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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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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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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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