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Question 41

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The New Laws of 1542:

A) led Protestant Europeans to create the Black Legend about Spanish rule in the Americas.
B) introduced the encomienda system.
C) were adopted at the urging of Gonzalo Pizzaro, brother of Peru's conqueror.
D) stated that Indians would no longer be enslaved in Spanish possessions.

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What role did religion play in Columbus's explorations?

A) None whatsoever.
B) Columbus was determined to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
C) Catholics in Spain and Italy supported his expeditions because they wanted to end Muslim control of the eastern trade.
D) Columbus benefited from Ferdinand and Isabella's efforts to promote tolerance in Spain.

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In 1776, Adam Smith observed what fact about the Western Hemisphere?

The first French explorations of the New World:

In Defense of the Indians Bartolomé de las Casas From the fact that the Indians are barbarians it does not necessarily follow that they are incapable of government and have to be ruled by others, except to be taught about the Catholic faith and to be admitted to the holy sacraments. They are not ignorant, inhuman, or bestial. Rather, long before they had heard the word Spaniard they had properly organized states, wisely ordered by excellent laws, religion, and custom. They cultivated friendship and, bound together in common fellowship, lived in populous cities in which they wisely administered the affairs of both peace and war justly and equitably, truly governed by laws that at very many points surpass ours . . . Yet even if we were to grant that this race has no keenness of mind or artistic ability, certainly they are not, in consequence, obliged to submit themselves to those who are more intelligent and to adopt their ways, so that, if they refuse, they may be subdued by having war waged against them and be enslaved. . . . We are bound by natural law to embrace virtue. . . . No one, however, is punished for being bad unless he is guilty of rebellion. Where the Catholic faith has been preached in a Christian manner as it ought to be, all men are bound by natural law to accept it, yet no one is forced to accept the faith of Christ. -How were Las Casas's views of the Indians different from the views of British settlers in North America?

What was the significance of Puerto Rico?

When Europeans arrived, many Native Americans:

Cortés in Mexico Lienzo de Tlaxcala -The Aztecs' religion and sacrifice rituals were

In regard to history, what was a borderland?

The first permanent European settlement in the Southwest, established in 1610, was:

Patroonship in New Netherland:

Map: Native Ways of Life, ca. 1500 -According to the map, which of the following was true about native populations in the Northwest and present-day California?

Why were Bartolomeu Dias's and Vasco da Gama's voyages important?

Which of the following is true of freedom in New Netherland?

In Europe on the eve of colonization, one conception of freedom, called "Christian liberty,"

In their relations with Native Americans, the Dutch:

In 1608, Samuel de Champlain founded:

Where did the first peoples to the Americas come from?

Which of the following is true of Spain's explorations of the New World?

In colonial America, what was an example of a borderlands area?