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3837682254Who was Doña Marina?A young woman who helped Cortés in the conquest of Mexico by acting as a diplomat, and reporting her findings to Cortés.0
3837712560What aided the Spanish conquest of Mexico?Epidemic diseases.1
3837723562Who were the Taíno?A Caribbean tribe who were the first indigenous people to come in contact with Christopher Columbus.2
3837743853What was the island of Hispaniola used for?The base of Spanish operations in the Caribbean.3
3837755528The Caribbean region offered no silks or spices for the European market, what was a solution for the Spanish settlers?Mining gold.4
3837766253What was the encomienda?System that gave spanish settlers the right to compel the indigenous peoples of the Americas to work in the mines or fields.5
3837788110Spanish settlers launched raiding parties to replace workers lost from what?Smallpox.6
3837824298French, English, and Dutch settlers wanted to establish plantations in the Caribbean, but native populations were extinct and they were in need of laborers. Where did they import many slaves from?Africa.7
3837843115Who was Motezcuzoma?Aztec emperor who was brought down in 1520 by Cortés.8
3837875632Who was Atahualpa?Inca ruler who was killed by Pizarro and his men.9
3837895344Viceroys were...? Who checked their authority?The kings' representatives in the Americas. Audiencias checked their authority.10
3837913468True or False: Spanish administration in the Americas was a ragged affair.True.11

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  2. A mestizo is a A) person born in Spain who immigrated to the New World. B) person of Spanish descent born in the New World. C) person of mixed Spanish and indigenous descent. D) person of mixed African and indigenous descent. E) person of mixed Spanish and African descent. C) person of mixed Spanish and indigenous descent.
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