Quiz 2 - Geog 322
Which of the following colonial-geographic associations is correct?
- Incas: Highland Mexico
- Aztecs: Mountainous South America
- Incas: Lowland Central America
- Mayans: Lowland Central America
People of Spanish descent who were born in the Americas were typically known as:
- Encomiendas
- Peninsulares
- Campesinos
- Criollos
The “Black Legend” of Spanish Colonialism in Latin America:
- included the evangelical spread of Catholicism
- was solely driven by economic motives
- refers to the discovery of oil in the region
- helped preserve many cultural aspects of the region
A large landholding that exploited local resources to export one crop for the global market is known as a:
- hacienda
- viceroyalty
- plantation
- encomienda
The first audiencia to be created in Latin America was:
- Nueva Galicia
- Lima
- Santo Domingo
- Guatemala
During the colonial period, Central America
- had an easily accessible and exploitable native population
- had abundant natural resources that Spain exploited
- was left untouched by Spanish conquerers
- was isolated and one of the least significant areas of the Spanish Empire
Modern day Argentina was part of the __________ viceroyalty.
- New Spain
- New Granada
- Peru
- Rio de la Plata
Latin American liberals in the latter half of the nineteenth century:
- were highly compassionate toward indigenous people
- tried very hard to differentiate themselves from U.S. and European elites and ideals such as freedom
- were predominantly criollo urban dwellers
- tried to curtail any and all migration from Europe
Brazil:
- had a colonial system that closely mirrored Spanish America, due to the vast wealth of Portugal
- was a monarchy until 1889.
- had a very violent path to independence, unlike many other countries.
- was the first country of South America to abolish slavery
In the twentieth century, U.S. involvement in Latin America:
- was largely politically motivated, rather than economic
- lessened with the advent of the Cold War
- was greater in Central America and the Caribbean
- was primarily about the Panama Canal
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