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Vocabulary Match the definitions with the correct terms. (2 pts.)
Definitions / Termsa.someone who travels to a new land to persuade others
to believe in a particular religion
b.a ruler
c.a system for ranking people, often according to power
or wealth / 1monarch
2class structure
3missionary
Key Concepts Choose the letter of the correct answer. (2 pts)
4.Which statement BEST describes the relationship between the Spanish and the Native
Americans?
AThe Spanish colonists treated the Native Americans as equals.
BRelations between the two groups were good because the Spanish did not force the
Native Americans to adopt Christianity.
CThe two groups avoided each other. They did not have any relationship.
DThe Spanish forced the Native Americans to work for them and to accept the Spanish
way of life. That often led to conflict.
5.In which of these locations did the Spanish set up missions?
Fin New England
Gin Quebec
Hin areas that are now Texas, California, and other parts of the Southwestern United
States
Iin Virginia, near the English colony of Jamestown
6.Which of the following is something that Spanish missionaries did that helped spread
Spanish settlement in New Spain?
AThey set up villages, called missions, to teach Native Americans Christianity and the
Spanish way of life.
BThey built forts and imprisoned Native Americans.
CThey built gold and silver mines.
DAs they moved northward into Virginia, they built trading posts to trade with the English
colonists.
7.The Spanish settlers persuaded Native American leaders to let Native Americans work on
Spanish farms. Which of the following BEST describes the tactics the Spanish used to do this?
FThey threatened to kill the Native American leaders unless they allowed their people to
work for the settlers.
GThey gave the Native American leaders gifts, and they did not challenge the right of
those leaders to govern their own people.
HThey imprisoned all of the Native Americans, including their leaders, and forced them to
work without pay.
IThey paid British soldiers to use violence against the Native Americans and to force them
into slavery.
8.Why did Spanish settlements spread in North America?
AThe Spanish army built a series of forts.
BSpanish missionaries set up villages, called missions.
CThe Spanish navy set up bases along the coast.
DSpanish teachers built colleges and universities.
9.How did contact with the Spaniards harm Native Americans?
FThe Spanish settlers took all of the firearms from the Native Americans.
GThe Spaniards joined with the English settlers and enslaved the Native Americans.
HThe Spaniards passed European diseases to the Native Americans. As a result, many
Native Americans died.
IThe Spaniards gave large amounts of gold to the Native Americans, which the Native
Americans used in trade with the English.
10.Which of the following was a location of Spanish missions in New Spain?
Athe northern regions of New Spain
Bthe southern regions of New Spain
Con the islands of New Spain
Don the Pacific Ocean
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