Read this quote: “Before Spanish arrival there is estimated to be about 60 million people in the Americas. After Spanish arrival this population shrank to about 6 million people.” Using evidence from the quotation, which statement correctly analyzes the effectiveness of Spanish colonial rule?(1 point)
The effectiveness of Spanish colonial rule can be seen as unsuccessful or detrimental to the native population, as the quote indicates a significant decrease in population from 60 million to 6 million people after the Spanish arrival.
Which of the following statements best describes the role of missionaries in the Americas?(1 point)
Responses
Missionaries wanted to convert Indigenous peoples and integrate them into European colonial culture.
Missionaries wanted to convert Indigenous peoples and integrate them into European colonial culture.
Missionaries were exclusively concerned with eradicating Indigenous cultures and beliefs.
Missionaries were exclusively concerned with eradicating Indigenous cultures and beliefs.
Missionaries focused on social and economic welfare rather than religious beliefs.
Missionaries focused on social and economic welfare rather than religious beliefs.
Missionaries used military force to conquer Indigenous peoples, such as the Aztec and Inca.
The correct statement is: Missionaries wanted to convert Indigenous peoples and integrate them into European colonial culture.
Where were most Franciscan missionaries located when they arrived in the Americas?
Most Franciscan missionaries were located in Central and South America when they arrived in the Americas.
Where were most Franciscan missionaries located when they arrived in the Americas?(1 point)
Responses
Paraguay
Paraguay
Mexico
Mexico
Brazil
Brazil
Hispaniola
The correct answer is Mexico.
Which statement identifies a way that an important component of the Portuguese Empire changed over time?
Which of the following statements best investigates why the Spanish and Portuguese were able to influence Indigenous communities in Latin America?(1 point)
Responses
The arrival of new crops and people from Afro-Eurasia slowly replaced Indigenous culture.
The arrival of new crops and people from Afro-Eurasia slowly replaced Indigenous culture.
Spanish and Portuguese missionaries were able to convert Indigenous peoples to Christianity and force them to abandon their cultures.
Spanish and Portuguese missionaries were able to convert Indigenous peoples to Christianity and force them to abandon their cultures.
Indigenous communities did not have unique cultural identities and were easily influenced by the arrival of Europeans.
Indigenous communities did not have unique cultural identities and were easily influenced by the arrival of Europeans.
The destruction caused by widespread disease allowed Europeans to more effectively change weakened Indigenous culture.
The destruction caused by widespread disease allowed Europeans to more effectively change weakened Indigenous culture.