2nd quiz tomorrow Flashcards
The Spanish Missions were _______ run by Catholic priests
religious settlements
What are 3 examples of Spanish Missions
San Francisco, San Diego, San Antonio, San Barbara
What did the Spanish do in America
they colonized there and they set up a very STRICT, rigid class system in New Spain
What were the Peninsulares
Upper class born in Spain (Europe)
What were the Creoles
children born in America to Spanish
What did the Creoles own?
Owned farms and ranches
What were the Mestizo
Mixed Spanish and Native American
What were the Native Americans (class system)
lowest class
What were the Mulattos
Spanish and African
What were the Zamboes
Native Americans and Africans
What did the Spanish colonists need help doing
running their farms and ranches
In order to get help running their things what did the Spanish set up
The Encomienda System
What was the Encomienda System
Where Spain granted land to the Spaniards to come and settle in America
What did the Spanish use the Native Americans for
to work on the land and collect taxes from them
Who did Fr. De Las Casas suggest work instead of the Native Americans
African Americans
Why did Fr. De Las Casas suggest the African Americans work instead of the Native Americans
He thought the Africans would be more resistant to the diseases of the white man
What did Fr. De Las Casas arugment encourage?
Fr. De Las Casas arugment encorage the slave trade
What was Mercantilism
a nation’s power depends on its wealth
Where did the different Spanish Settlements spring up in
New Spain
What were Pueblos
towns with a farm and trade center
What were Presidios
Spanish towns with forts, they were military towns
What were Missions
Spanish towns run by Catholic Priests
