Conquest Of The Americas Guided Reading Key

What were the conquistadors primarily driven by?

Where were the first Spanish colonies located in the New World?

In the first Spanish colonies, how did nearly all American Indians die?

For what primary purpose did the Spanish enslave many American Indians?

What was the encomienda system?

What excerpt from the passage best supports Bartolomé's argument that the Spanish were not behaving as Christians should?

Why did the Spanish government establish the encomienda system in the Spanish colonies?

According to Bartolomé de las Casas, what was the effect of atrocities, injustices, and outrageous acts on the perpetrators?

Because the smallpox outbreak occurred before the Spaniards attacked, what result is most likely to have occurred?

What empire did Moctezuma II rule over?

Which leader was imprisoned by Cortés?

Which is true regarding Moctezuma II?

Where did the Aztecs control the most powerful empire?

When a nation conquers and settles another country for its own benefit, this practice is called what?

What was the most significant result of the Spanish colonization of Central and South America?

Arranged from greatest privileges to fewest privileges, what is the correct order of the Spanish class system?

Why did Spain create missions in the colonies?

Which Spanish class included Spanish colonists born in the Americas?

Paying tribute included giving gold or human sacrifice victims to a larger, more powerful empire. Which empire forced others to pay tribute?