The PH IN THE 19TH CENTURY AS RIZAL'S CONTEXT

Question 1

these are crops being planted for the main reason of selling it to the market

Answer 1

cash crops

Question 2

considered as the earliest form of trading happened between the Philippines and Mexico

Answer 2

galleon trade

Question 3

how many years did the galleon trade last on?

Answer 3

approximately 250 years

Question 4

market structure when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity

Answer 4

monopoly

Question 5

old name of galleon trade

Answer 5

manila-acapulco trade

Question 6

galleon trade served as the ?? for the spaniards in manila

Answer 6

economic lifeline

Question 7

what kind of monopoly galleon trade is?

Answer 7

government monopoly

Question 8

what products were sent to mexico

Answer 8

mangoes, tamarind, rice, carabao, textiles, precious stones

Question 9

products sent back to the philippines

Answer 9

guava, avocado, papaya

Question 10

major reason why galleon trade ended

Answer 10

mexican independence

Question 11

when did the mexican rattled the spanish empire through a war of independence

Answer 11

1810

Question 12

old name of mexico

Answer 12

acapulco

Question 13

when does the suez canal officially opened?

Answer 13

1869

Question 14

it provides a convenient maritime route for spanish trading between the philippines and egypt

Answer 14

suez canal

Question 15

when does the construction of the suez canal began

Answer 15

1859

Question 16

reason why the completion of suez canal was delayed for four years

Answer 16

labor disputes and a cholera epidemic

Question 17

the suez canal was initially used by less than ??? ships

Answer 17

500 ships

Question 18

before the opening of suez canal, how many days will it take to reach the Philippines from Mexico

Answer 18

60 days

Question 19

after the opening of suez canal, how many days will it take to travel

Answer 19

32-40 days

Question 20

it was established to reorient the Philippines’ economy, finance agricultural projects, and manage new trade with spain, europe, and other asian markets

Answer 20

Royal Philippine Company

Question 21

the rpc’s mismanagement led to a ban on ???

Answer 21

chinese merchants

Question 22

why does the tobacco monopoly was established?

Answer 22

to boost export production

Question 23

when does the spaniards opened new ports to foreign trade

Answer 23

1855-1873

Question 24

what ports were opened during 1855-1873

Answer 24

iloilo, zamboanga, cebu, and legazpi

Question 25

what was the most controversial and oppressive monopoly to locals

Answer 25

tobacco monopoly

Question 26

he placed the ph tobacco industry under gov’t control to increase government revenues

Answer 26

gov-gen. jose basco

Question 27

provinces that was issued for the widespread cultivation of tobacco

Answer 27

cagayan valley, ilocos region, isabela, etc.

Question 28

when does the tobacco monopoly was abolished?

Answer 28

1882

Question 29

for how many years the tobacco monopoly was established

Answer 29

100 years

Question 30

the ph has had trade ties with the chinese since ????

Answer 30

pre-colonial times

Question 31

in retail and galleon trade, they are vital components in the continuation of the economy

Answer 31

chinese merchants

Question 32

chinese mestizos played vital roles in ?

Answer 32

purchasing land

Question 33

they acted as the driving force of economic change in the Philippines during the period of the Spanish colonizers

Answer 33

chinese mestizos

Question 34

chinese mestizos mediated sectors such as

Answer 34

agriculture, trade, and commerce

Question 35

the chinese mestizo class in the ph emerged during what period

Answer 35

spanish colonial period

Question 36

their growing affluence alloed the chinese mestizo to establish the ?????? creating a legally distinct class

Answer 36

gremio mestizo de sangley

Question 37

aspects of Filipino life that was affected by changes occured during the time of chinese mestizo

Answer 37

economic influence
cultural exchange
education and reform
political engagement
social status