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So Sigma
100

Sailed the ocean in search of a western route to Asia, stumbled upon an entire new continent.

Christopher Columbus

100
This person is a representative of a King or Queen to enforce laws and follow their wishes on a foreign land

Viceroy

100

What is it called when a person finances a trip for someone else?

A patron

100

To make someone believe something is true is also called to 

Convince
100

What was the new world known as once Spain claimed it as their territory?

New Spain

200

One of the most famous conquistadors, defeated Monctezuma in a famous battle remember as "La Noche Triste"

Hernan Cortes

200

This person is sent to a foreign land to convince others to join their religion

Missionary

200

How many years passed before the treaty of Tordesillas changed?

One
200
If something is unchanging it can also be called

Rigid

200

Where did Ferdinand Magellan make his last fateful stop which resulted in his death?

The Phillipines

300

This person helped Louis and Clark in their historic expedition, all while caring for a baby on her back

Sacagawea

300
This system gave powers to Spanish settlers to claim land and everything else in it

Encomienda

300

What is it called when an entire community of people get sick at the same time?

Epidemic

300

If something is distinct, it can also be called

Different

300

A field or ranch where only one type of crop is grown specifically for the purpose of selling was called a 

Plantation

400

This person established an encomienda and a class system for all Spanish Settlers in New Spain.

King Charles V

400

This system divided people into groups depending on their race, birth or wealth

Class System

400

When Francisco Pizarro kidnapped the Incan Emperor Atahualpa, what did he demand in return for his freedom?

A room full of Gold

400

This was a movement of plants, animals, people and ideas across two continents

The Columbian Exchange

400

What part of the United States became occupied by a French settlement that made the Spanish king worried that they could rob them from?

Florida

500

This explorer is credited for sailing all around the world.

Ferdinand Magellan

500

What was the top class category named?

Peninsular

500

What was it called when a person had both Spanish and Native American parents?

Mestizo

500

Spanish soldiers sent to conquer the new lands became known as

Conquistadors

500
Name the 4 types of class systems that King Charles V established during the Spanish Colonization of New Spain

Peninsular, Criollo, Mestizo, Native American and African Slaves

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