3.1 Quiz

What is a viceroy?

• Native Americans had to work for Spain

• to make another believe something is true

• unchanging

• a person who rules a country or territory as a representative of the king or queen

Put the Spanish Class system of New Spain in order from 1-4

• Peninsular- A Spaniard born in Spain

• Criollo or criolla- someone born in New Spain to Spanish parents

• American Indians and enslaved Africans

• Metizo- mixed Spanish and American Indian background

Why did European countries claim land in the New World?

• Any country that claimed land could also claim its resources. This made them wealthy.

• Any country that claimed land could make the natives work for them.

• Any country that claimed land could spread their religion.

• Any country that claimed land could name it.

Why were priests sent by the Spanish king?

• to protect the new colonies

• to help settle the land by building missions

• convert the natives to Christianity

• to govern the new colonies

What did the Treaty of Todesillas do?

Choose three correct answers.

• An imaginary line was drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole across the Atlantic Ocean.

• Spain claimed all of the land west of the line.

  Portugal could claim all the land east of the line.

• divided North and South America between Spain and Portugal

• divided North and South America between England and Spain

Why were the Spanish troubled to find out that the French were in Florida?

• The French could capture land for France.

• It would be easy for the French to try to capture the ships and their valuable cargo.

• The Spanish couldn't fight off the French.

• It would be easy for the French to steal their food.

What were the duties of a Spanish viceroy?

Choose three correct answers.

• enforcing laws and converting Native American to Christianity

• selecting other officials

• Building new colonies

• collecting money for the royal treasury

What was the encomienda system?

• a system granted from the Spanish government that gives Spanish settlers the right to take land and control Native American on that land

• a system granted from the Spanish that keeps Spanish settlers from taking control of Native Americans and their land.

What was important to the economy of New Spain and Spain?

• corn and potatoes

• ships

• gold and silver mining

• American Indians

What is a missionary?

• A person who is sent to another country to convince others to believe in a religion.

• A person who is sent to another country to help people.

• A person who is sent to another country to build colonies.

• A person who is sent to another country to trade goods.