SS 3/20/25 “The Encomienda System,” pages 27–28
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- Q1What was the purpose of the encomienda system?To distribute food to Indigenous communities.To establish trade routes in Africa.To build schools for Spanish settlers.To give Spanish colonists land and enslaved workers to convert Indigenous people to Christianity.30s
- Q2Who was Bartolomé de Las Casas?He was the king of Spain.He was a famous explorer.He was an Indigenous leader.He was a Spanish priest who spoke out against the encomienda system.30s
- Q3What did the Spanish do when the number of Indigenous people began to decline?They stopped colonizing the area.They began enslaving Africans instead.They started trading with European nations.They moved to other parts of North America.30s
- Q4What was the Mayflower Compact?It was an agreement by the Pilgrims to work together and obey the laws they would agree on.It was a declaration of independence from the British crown.It was a document giving land rights to Native Americans.It was a treaty between Spain and France.30s
- Q5How did the settlers at Jamestown manage to survive their early struggles?Native Americans from the Powhatan Confederacy taught them how to grow tobacco.They found gold in the nearby rivers.They relied on shipments of food from England.They built fortifications to protect themselves.30s
- Q6What did the Spanish colonists receive under the encomienda system?Money from the Spanish crown.Freedom to govern their own territory.A charter to establish new trade routes.Land and a number of enslaved workers to convert to Christianity.30s
- Q7What did Bartolomé de Las Casas write about the encomienda system?He supported it and recommended improvements.He tried to replicate it in other regions.He preached against it and wrote a book about why it was wrong.He ignored it and focused on other colonies.30s
- Q8What approach did English kings and queens use to establish colonies without spending their own money?They gave land grants to people and companies.They sold rights to the colonies to other nations.They hired foreign armies to conquer land.They sent their own family members to settle in America.30s
- Q9What role did tobacco play in the success of the Jamestown colony?It attracted more settlers from England.It was used as a form of currency.It became a profitable crop that helped ensure the colony's survival.It replaced the need for other crops.30s
- Q10What was one major consequence of the encomienda system?It resulted in the establishment of democratic governments in colonies.It increased the number of Spanish settlers in North America.It fostered peaceful relations between Spanish and Indigenous communities.It led to the decline of the Indigenous population due to harsh treatment and disease.30s
- Q11What was the encomienda system?It was a system that gave Spanish conquerors land and enslaved workers.It was a trade agreement with Native Americans.It was a tax system for Spanish colonists.It was a military strategy used by Spanish conquerors.30s
- Q12Who was Bartolomé de Las Casas?He was a Spanish priest who settled in Hispaniola.He was a king in Spain during the conquests.He was a Spanish explorer who discovered America.He was an Indigenous leader who fought against the Spanish.30s
- Q13What did Bartolomé de Las Casas think of the encomienda system?He believed it was necessary for Spanish colonization.He thought it should be expanded across more territories.He thought it was brutal and based on greed.He believed it was beneficial for Indigenous people.30s
- Q14What did the Spanish do when the number of Indigenous people began to decline?They developed better farming techniques.The Spanish began enslaving Africans instead.They stopped colonizing the Americas.They returned to Spain for more workers.30s
- Q15What was the Mayflower Compact?It was a law passed by the English Parliament.It was an agreement by the Pilgrims to work together and to obey the laws that the group would agree on.It was a treaty with Native Americans.It was a document that declared independence from England.30s