Chapter 23. Reflections on Spanish Exploration and Conquest, Chapter 2

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Correct. The answer is a. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that Spain pursued a dual agenda in the New World as it sought to discover and exploit American wealth, and to establish and maintain settlements in the Americas.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that Spain pursued a dual agenda in the New World as it sought to discover and exploit American wealth, and to establish and maintain settlements in the Americas.

Correct. The answer is c. In order to support his argument that the Spanish monarchy’s primary aim was to discover and acquire New World wealth, the author points to the examples of Spanish conquistadors’ actions in Mexico in 1521 and Peru in 1532.

Incorrect. The answer is c. In order to support his argument that the Spanish monarchy’s primary aim was to discover and acquire New World wealth, the author points to the examples of Spanish conquistadors’ actions in Mexico in 1521 and Peru in 1532.

Correct. The answer is b. In order to support his assertion that Spain created a distinctive colonial society in the New World, and one that would serve as a model for English and French colonization in the seventeenth century, the author describes the encomienda system through which Spanish conquistadores sought to organize and maintain order in New Spain.

Incorrect. The answer is b. In order to support his assertion that Spain created a distinctive colonial society in the New World, and one that would serve as a model for English and French colonization in the seventeenth century, the author describes the encomienda system through which Spanish conquistadors sought to organize and maintain order in New Spain.

Correct. The answer is c. The author asserts that politics proved decisive in Cortés’s victory over the Mexicans. He argues that Cortés “shrewdly exploited the tensions between the Mexica and the people they ruled, reinforcing his small army with thousands of Indian allies who were eager to seek revenge against the Mexica.”

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author asserts that politics proved decisive in Cortés’s victory over the Mexicans. He argues that Cortés “shrewdly exploited the tensions between the Mexica and the people they ruled, reinforcing his small army with thousands of Indian allies who were eager to seek revenge against the Mexica.”

Correct. The answer is d. As an example of the racialized social stratification that characterized New Spain, the author points to the low status of mestizos, who were the offspring of Spanish men and Indian women. While natives of Spain (peninsulares) and their offspring (creoles) enjoyed high social status in New Spain, mixed race men and women occupied a lower social position and worked primarily as artisans.

Incorrect. The answer is d. As an example of the racialized social stratification that characterized New Spain, the author points to the low status of mestizos, who were the offspring of Spanish men and Indian women. While natives of Spain (peninsulares) and their offspring (creoles) enjoyed high social status in New Spain, mixed race men and women occupied a lower social position and worked primarily as artisans.

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