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Europeans ColonizeLA
Chapter 11
Question | Answer |
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Why did Spanish people travel to Latin America in the 1500's? | to make their fortunes |
Who replaced the Indian workers who died from disease and overwork? | West Africans |
What was Bartolome de las Casas appointed in 1516? | Protector of the Indians |
Name the social class that had the fewest rights and privileges in early Latin American society. | Indians and enslaved Africans |
What role did the Indians have in the encomienda system? | farm the land or work in the mines |
Name the 4 social classes of early Latin America. | Peninsulars, Creole, Mestizos & Mulatto, Indian and enslaved Africans |
What divided and replaced the huge land grants of the encomiendas in the 1700's? | hacienda |
What social issue did Juana Ines de la Cruz right about? | equality for women |
Which country did not send colonist over to Latin America right away? | Portugal |
Who led the uprising in 1780? | Tupac Amaru II |
In the early 1500's, the Spanish colonies in North America were part of which viceroyalty? | New Spain |
What caused most of the Indian deaths in Spanish colonies? | disease |
What did Portugal export from Brazil? | Brazilwood |
Name the settlements built by the Catholic Church to convert Indians to Christianity. | Missionaries |