The New World

Question 1

What was the average annual income from the New World between 1534 and 1540?

Answer 1

324,000 ducats

Question 2

What was the average annual income from the new world between 1545 and 1550?

Answer 2

382,000 ducats

Question 3

What was Charles entitled to from the new world?

Answer 3

• revenue from taxes, custom duties and Indian tribute
• 1/5 of all metals mined

Question 4

Who did Isabella and Ferdinand give their support for going to the new world?

Answer 4

Cristobal Columbus

Question 5

When did Isabella and Ferdinand give Columbus their support?

Answer 5

1492

Question 6

Where did Columbus reach first/what was his journey afterwards?

Answer 6

Columbus first reached the Bahamas and went onto Hispaniola. Further voyages allowed him to discover more west Indian lands and part of the mainland of south america. After this he discovered a sea route to and from America

Question 7

What was inter caetera?

Answer 7

A papal bull confirming spanish monarchs (isabella and Ferdinand) the rights to the new lands

Question 8

When was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

Answer 8

1494

Question 9

What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

Answer 9

The Spanish agreed to move their territory line west which gave Portugal control of Brazil

Question 10

When was santa domingo founded?

Answer 10

1496

Question 11

What did Isabella and Ferdinand declare in 1500?

Answer 11

They forbade slavery and declared that natives were free vassals of the crown

Question 12

What did Isabella and Ferdinand declare in 1500?

Answer 12

They forbade slavery and declared that natives were free vassals of the crown

Question 13

What was the Law of Burgos?

Answer 13

Code of behaviour for spaniards in the handling of natives. There were exceptions e.g. cannibalism of settlers, that were used to treat the settlers badly

Question 14

When was the Law of Burgos introduced?

Answer 14

1512

Question 15

When was the central trading office set up?

Answer 15

1503

Question 16

Where was the central trading office set up?

Answer 16

In the Castilian part of Seville

Question 17

When were precious metals first found?

Answer 17

1509

Question 18

In 1519 where did the cortes lead an expedition to?

Answer 18

Vera cruz in mexico

Question 19

What did the cortes conquer in 1521?

Answer 19

Tenochtitlan

Question 20

How many conversos were there in mexico between 1524 - 1536?

Answer 20

4 million

Question 21

What was the job of the council of indies?

Answer 21

Set up main authority over affairs in the new world, the supreme court of appeals and drew up laws.

Question 22

When was the council of indies set up?

Answer 22

1524

Question 23

Whose actions led to the New Laws of 1542?

Answer 23

Las Casas

Question 24

What did Las Casas do?

Answer 24

He exposed the oppression of natives in the New World and called for the end to slavery

Question 25

What did the New Laws of 1542 do?

Answer 25

Forbade all slavery and granting of new encominedas

Question 26

What was the decrease in Indian population between 1518 to 1568?

Answer 26

From 25.2 million to 2.65 million

Question 27

Who did Pizarro defeat in 1532?

Answer 27

The incas in the andes of peru

Question 28

Who were the Incas defeated by?

Answer 28

Pizarro

Question 29

When were the Incas defeated?

Answer 29

1532

Question 30

What mines were discovered in 1545?

Answer 30

The potosi

Question 31

When were the Potosi mines discovered?

Answer 31

1545

Question 32

What kind of mines were the potosi?

Answer 32

Silver

Question 33

What granted Isabella and Ferdinand rights to any lands founded in America?

Answer 33

Inter Caetera