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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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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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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 leader was imprisoned by Cortés?

A
Moctezuma II
B
Atahualpa
C
Pizarro
D
Columbus
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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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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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Moctezuma II ruled over

A
the Aztecs as king near the beginning of the eighteenth century.
B
the Incas as king near the beginning of the sixteenth century.
C
the Aztecs as king near the beginning of the sixteenth century.
D
the Spanish as king near the beginning of the sixteenth century.
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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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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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Atahualpa was the leader of the

A
Inca Empire.
B
Aztec Empire.
C
Mexican Empire.
D
Spanish Empire.

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