ap 24
In the period 1500 to 1750, the population of the Portuguese colony of Brazil grew rapidly and became predominantly African. Which of the following best explains these demographic changes?
The increase in global demand for cash crops such as sugar
A historian examining Mesoamerica in the sixteenth century would best utilize the sources above to analyze which of the following topics?
A historian examining Mesoamerica in the sixteenth century would best utilize the sources above to analyze which of the following topics?
Which of the following was the most important long-term effect of the European acquisition of the wealth and resources of the Americas, as alluded to in the passage?
A lasting shift in the balance of trade between Europe and Asia
The images below were created by indigenous artists and depict the first meeting between Moctezuma and Cortés, with Doña Marina as the interpreter.
She is portrayed as an essential part of the negotiations
The existence of a sugar mill in the Mexican town in the passage indicates that the region of Mexico in which the lawsuit took place was part of which of the following?
The Atlantic trade system
Which of the following was the most important factor in enabling the Spanish to defeat the Aztec Empire?
The Spanish were able to form military alliances with other indigenous peoples who were enemies of the Aztecs.
The ethnic makeup of Zacatecas, as described in the passage, can best be used as evidence of which of the following?
The dependence of colonial economies on coerced labor
Which of the following long-term changes in the period circa 1550-1700 best demonstrates that the actions described by de Estete in the passage failed to fully achieve their goals?
The emergence of syncretic religious practices in the Americas
Navarro's economic observations expressed in the passage above are best understood in the context of which of the following?
The influx of silver from the Americas into the Spanish economy
Before 1700, Spain governed its American colonies through a system of
appointed administrators