Outline 4-3

control, missionaries

Determined to _______________ the native peoples, Catholic _______________ throughout the Spanish Empire brought Native Americans together into missionaries.

nuns

With the establishment of convents, women had an outlet other than marriage; they could become ______________.

Creoles

____________ were Europeans born in Latin America and their descendants.

Peninsulares

____________, Spanish and Portuguese officials born in Europe, were the highest social class and maintained power in colonial Latin America.

mita, draft

In Peru, through a system known as the ______________, authorities could ______________ native peoples to work in silver mines.

The political and economic expansion fo Spain and Portugal created a complex mix of social classes and people in Latin America.

Main Idea 1

Portuguese and Spanish rulers exerted authority over their colonies through a bureaucratic system of government and the influence of the Catholic Church.

Main Idea 2

Mestizos, Mulattoes

Many social groups, such as the ____________ and _____________, emerged as a result of the intermarriage between Europeans and Native Americans or Africans.

viceroy

Portuguese and Spanish monarchies appointed governor-generals, or ______________, to help govern their colonies in Latin America.

status

Social classes in colonial Latin America were based on status.

gold, silver

The Portuguese and Spanish increased their wealth by removing natural resources like ______________ and ______________ from Latin American land,

Encomienda, labor

Through the _______________ system, Spanish landowners forced Native Americans to pay taxes and provide ______________.