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A grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America advising the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the Indian inhabitants of an area.
a) Encomienda
b) Missions
c) Pueblo
d) Wig Wam

Why did explorers keep searching for a Northwest Passage?
a) Power Status
b) Claiming Land
c) Map Making
d) Lucrative Fur Trade

Which is not a part of the structure of colonial Spanish society?
a) pure Africans and Indians
b) Spaniards
c) mestizos
d) Immigrants

Why did the Vikings not remain in America?
a) Never Arrived
b) Hostile Relations with natives
c) Did not find what they sought
d) Could not adjust to the climate

Americans owe all of the following words except ______ to early 16th century quests for gold carried out by Spanish explorers.
a) tornado
b) canyon
c) ramada
d) banana

Spain used a special commission to investigate colonial officials through the ________(legal investigation of civil servants) and the ________ (inspection of bodies or authorities).
a) residencia visita
b) audiencias viceroyalties
c) gobernaciones friars
d) gauchos mestizos

Which colonial member served as missionaries with the goal to convert Indians to adopt Spanish culture and religion?
a) conquistadors
b) friars
c) mestizos
d) gauchos

What is the oldest European town that was founded by Spain in 1565?
a) Jamestown, VA
b) Boston, MA
c) Savannah, GA
d) St. Augustine, FL

Which office of a Spanish colony were responsible for supervising Indian governance outside the Spanish towns?
a) gobernaciones
b) viceroys
c) corregimientos de indios
d) audiencias

Which official of a Spanish colony is appointed from among members of the nobility or the clergy, and was the chief representative of the king?
a) gobernaciones
b) viceroys
c) corregimientos de indios
d) audiencias

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