3.3.6 - Quick Check: Spanish Colonization in New Spain

Question

Social Studies 8 Q1 / 3. The Early Americas and European Settlement / 3.3. Spanish Colonization and New Spain

What was the result of Cortes’s defeat of the Aztecs? Select all that apply.

(1 point)
Responses

The Spanish thought it brought them more wealth and power.

Cortes had lost so many soldiers in the victory that he had to wait several months for more to arrive from Spain.

The Spanish saw it as proof that they were superior to Native Americans.

The Spanish earned the respect of Native Americans.

Which of the following were reasons the Spanish wanted to colonize the New World? Select all that apply.

(1 point)
Responses

to seek wealth

to enter the fur trade

to spread Christianity

to find new medicines

Which choice best describes the relationship Spanish colonists had with Native Americans?

(1 point)
Responses

Native Americans had little interaction with colonists and were free to live as they chose.

Colonists treated Native Americans poorly and many Native Americans died from starvation and disease.

Colonists were curious about Native Americans and were eager to learn their religious rituals.

Colonists and Native Americans lived peacefully together on missions and were equal in social status.

Answer 1

The correct answers are:

- The Spanish thought it brought them more wealth and power.
- The Spanish saw it as proof that they were superior to Native Americans.

The correct answers are:

- to seek wealth
- to spread Christianity

The correct answer is:

- Colonists treated Native Americans poorly and many Native Americans died from starvation and disease.