Sixth Grade Chapter 6 Colonizing Latin Am Quizz
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- Spain's first New World colony...
- Hispaniola
- How did Spain try to limit the power of the conquistadors?
- By appointing viceroys.
- Largest owner of land in Spain's colonies?
- the Catholic Church
- Define encomendero...
- a Spanish colonist who controlled the lives of groups of Indians....
- What did the Indians get in return for the labor and taxes they supplied to the Spanish?
- religious education
- Define monopoly.....
- complete control over a type of business
- Name three things that endangered Spanish treasure ships...
- buccaneers, privateers, hurricanes
- Which was the legal pirate?
- privateers
- Who gave legal pirates permission to attack the Spanish?
- Governments of jealous countries
- Name 2 western European countries jealous of Spain's wealth...
- Netherlands, France, England
- What is an Armada?
- A Spanish fleet of ships
- Hacienda owners controlled workers through this....
- debt peonage
- What caused an increase in African slaves in the New World?
- development of sugar plantations
- Define peninsulars
- people who came to the colonies from Spain
- The 2 greatest cities in Spain's colonies...
- Lima and Mexico City
- Where in the New World was Portugal's colony?
- Brazil
- Which king decided to divide his colony into captaincies?
- King John III
- Which country tried to introduce Protestant Christianity in Brazil?
- The Netherlands
- Which crop was most important to Brazil's economy?
- sugar
- What was it in Rio de Janeiro that caused it to become the capital?
- a gold rush
- Define fazenda...
- a Brazilian estate
- Which ocean separates Spain from the New World?
- the Atlantic
- Why was it difficult for Spain to control its colonies?
- This is one of your essay questions.
- How did the encomienda system affect Indians?
- This is one of your essay questions.