Spanish Colonization and Conquest Quiz

In 1492, Spain sent Christopher Columbus to

• look for the Americas.

• look for a new route to India.

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How did Spain benefit from the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas?

• The treaty split the Americas equally between Spain and Portugal.

• The treaty kept Portugal out of most of the Americas.

An important resource Spain wanted from its American colonies was

• horses.

• gold.

• weapons.

• silk.

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Which religion did Spain hope to spread in its American colonies?

• Anglicanism

• Calvinism

• Roman Catholicism

• Lutheranism

One of the reasons Spain spread Christianity in the Americas was to gain favor with

• the pope.

• Portugal.

• England.

• Christopher Columbus.

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Who helped Hernán Cortés and his soldiers defeat the Aztec?

• American Indian warriors

• the Portuguese

Why did Pizarro and his forces attack the Inca and capture their emperor, Atahualpa?

• Atahualpa would not accept Christianity.

• Atahualpa refused to join forces with Spain.

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What convinced Inca armies to retreat in their war against the Spanish in 1533?

• The Spanish executed their emperor.

• The Spanish captured their capital city.

What did Spanish colonists build in the Americas to help convert people to Catholicism?

• missions

• palaces

What did the Spanish missions offer to attract American Indians?

• gold and other resources

• food and shelter