Three Worlds Meet
In the Spanish colonies of North and South America, the encomienda system was used as a way to divide control of land among Spanish colonists. How did a colonist gain control of land under the encomienda system?
A colonist was granted a piece of land and a group of Native Americans to work it.
Which of the following statements best completes the diagram?
African slaves were brought to the Americas due to labor shortages.
Which of the following is one way in which the European economy was impacted by the Columbian Exchange?
As new crops were introduced in Europe, food production increased.
Which of these people was a Spanish missionary who spoke out against the Spanish mistreatment of the Native Americans?
Bartolomé de las Casas
Which of the following statements best describes the agricultural system which existed in colonial Latin America?
Cash crops such as sugar and tobacco were the primary crops grown and were exported to Europe.
Many people living in North and South America today speak European languages. Spanish is spoken in places such as Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela, and Portuguese is spoken in Brazil. This is an example of how
European culture has influenced culture in North and South America.
Which of the following is an example of a cultural change that occurred due to interaction between the Europeans and the Native Americans?
European missionaries introduced Christianity to the Native Americans.
Which of the following best completes the diagram?
Exposure to European diseases
Which Spanish conquistador led the invasion of Peru and defeated the Incan Empire?
Francisco Pizarro
In 1493, Pope Alexander VI issued the papal bull Inter Caetera and created the line of demarcation. What was the effect of the line of demarcation?
It divided control of newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal.
What was one of the political effects of the European discovery of the New World?
Most of North and South America eventually became colonized by European countries.
One of the results of the contact between the Europeans and the Native Americans was the spread of disease. Which of the following statements best describes the effect disease had on European and Native American populations?
Native American populations were decimated by diseases that had been brought by the Europeans.
The horse was one of the animals Europeans brought to the New World. How did the horse affect the Native Americans?
Native Americans had a new form of transportation.
In colonial Latin America, peninsulares were the group of people who had the most power and wealth. Which of the following statements is true regarding the peninsulares?
Peninsulares were colonists who had been born in Spain.
How did the Columbian Exchange impact people living in Europe and in the Western Hemisphere?
People in both places were introduced to new crops and animals.
By looking at the map above, what can be said of colonial South America?
Several European countries established colonies in South America.
How did gold and silver mining in North and South America impact Spain's economy?
Spain acquired a great deal of wealth because the gold and silver were sent to Spain.
Which of the following statements is true regarding Mexico City?
The Spanish built it as their capital of New Spain on the ruins on Tenochtitlán.
Why did Portugal have control of Brazil as a colony?
The first Portuguese settlements in Brazil were east of the Tordesillas line.
• peninsulares • creoles • mestizos What do the terms listed above have in common?
They were all social classes in colonial Latin America.
What was the effect of the encomienda system on Native Americans living in Spanish colonies?
They were forced to work in gold or silver mines or on plantations.
In colonial Latin America, what group was made up of people with European and Native American ancestry?
mestizos
Which of these was a labor system started by the Inca and was then adopted by the Spanish conquistadors in order to have labor for their silver mines?
mita
