Terms
A grant of Native American Labor
Encomienda
To keep control the Spanish divided their North American Empire into two different provinces. What were they called?
Viceroyalty.
The top of Spanish society is made up of colonists such as Cortes.
Spanish Born
Which two American crops benefited Europe the most because of their nutrition?
Potatoes and Corn
The top official who rules in the king's name
Viceroy
The Spanish built roads from ________ to ________ to transport goods and people across the empire.
Mexico City and Lima
People of Spanish descent who were born in the colonies
Creoles
List 3 European livestock brought to the Americas
Cattle, Pigs, and Horses
A large farm or estate
Hacienda
What materials were transferred to the coast so they could take them to Spain?
Gold and Silver
People of mixed Spanish and Native American Ancestry
Mestizos
Rice, yams, okra, and efficient farming techniques came from this place
Africa
a large farm that raises cash crops
Plantation
Missions helped to increase Spanish control over the land by doing this.
Converting Native Americans to Christianity.
The people with the least power and rights
Native Americans and Enslaved Africans
what three continents are in the Columbian Exchange?
The transfer of animals, plants, and diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Columbian Exchange
Who was forced to work on plantations and haciendas?
Native Americans
What is the name of the structure of society?
Social Hierarchy
Name 3 Diseases that Europeans brought to the Americas
Smallpox, measles, and influenza