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History, Social Studies
5th -
8thgrade
Social Classes in Spanish America
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- 1. Multiple Choice
What class of people was at the top of the social hierarchy in the Spanish American colonies?
Peninsulares
Criollos
Mestizos
Indigenous Native Americans
Enslaved Persons of African descent
- 2. Multiple Choice
What people were second highest in the caste system of the Spanish American colonies?
Criollos
Peninsulares
Enslaved Persons of African descent
Mestizos
Indigenous Native Americans
- 3. Multiple Choice
What group of people emerged as the new middle class majority in the Spanish American colonies, and are still the majority in Latin America today?
Mestizos
Peninsulares
Criollos
Indigenous Native Americans
Enslaved Persons of African descent
- 4. Multiple Choice
What people were at the bottom of the social pyramid in Spanish America?
Enslaved laborers
Peninsulares
Criollos
Mestizos
Indigenous Native Americans
- 5. Multiple Choice
What people, formerly the majority in the New World, died of disease of poor conditions and largely disappeared during the Spanish Colonial period in the Americas?
Indigenous Native Americans
Enslaved persons of African descent
Mestizos
Peninsulares
Criollos
- 6. Multiple Choice
What class of people served as Explorers, Conquistadors, Viceroys, Bishops, Generals, Admirals, and Encomenderos?
Peninsulares
Criollos
Mestizos
Indigenous Native Americans
Enslaved Persoons
- 7. Multiple Choice
What classes of people could NOT be forced to work on plantations, haciendas, or in the encomienda system? (select all that apply)
Peninsulares
Criollos
Mestizos
Enslaved persons of African descent
Indigenous Native Americans
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