Which of the following statements best describes the role of missionaries in the Americas?(1 point)
Responses
Missionaries focused on social and economic welfare rather than religious beliefs.
Missionaries focused on social and economic welfare rather than religious beliefs.
Missionaries were exclusively concerned with eradicating Indigenous cultures and beliefs.
Missionaries were exclusively concerned with eradicating Indigenous cultures and beliefs.
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 used military force to conquer Indigenous peoples, such as the Aztec and Inca.
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?(1 point)
Responses
Paraguay
Paraguay
Hispaniola
Hispaniola
Mexico
Mexico
Brazil
Mexico
Spanish and Portuguese Imperialism Quick Check
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Which statement identifies a way that an important component of the Portuguese Empire changed over time?(1 point)
Responses
The Portuguese were no longer the strongest military power by the nineteenth century.
The Portuguese were no longer the strongest military power by the nineteenth century.
The slave trade eventually stopped, as it was no longer profitable for Portugal.
The slave trade eventually stopped, as it was no longer profitable for Portugal.
The Portuguese gained territory in Asia by the nineteenth century.
The Portuguese gained territory in Asia by the nineteenth century.
The Portuguese government attempted to put less of a focus on the social caste system.
The Portuguese gained territory in Asia by the nineteenth century.
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 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.
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.
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.
Spanish and Portuguese missionaries were able to convert Indigenous peoples to Christianity and force them to abandon their cultures.
The destruction caused by widespread disease allowed Europeans to more effectively change weakened Indigenous culture.
Which of the following statements constructs a logical argument supporting the assertion that India was the “jewel in the crown” of the British Empire?(1 point)
Responses
The British Empire destroyed the Indian economy to prevent competition with Western powers.
The British Empire destroyed the Indian economy to prevent competition with Western powers.
The British Empire developed multiple ways to extract wealth from India, including trade goods, monopolies, and taxation.
The British Empire developed multiple ways to extract wealth from India, including trade goods, monopolies, and taxation.
The British Empire promoted the speaking of English, making India the second largest English-speaking nation in the world.
The British Empire promoted the speaking of English, making India the second largest English-speaking nation in the world.
The British Empire conquered India and ended the Mughal Dynasty’s control over the region.
The British Empire developed multiple ways to extract wealth from India, including trade goods, monopolies, and taxation.
What crop that the British exported from India was most important to English textile mills?(1 point)
Responses
cotton
cotton
tea
tea
curry
curry
cashmere