DEUSH Unit 1 Review

What was a significant factor contributing to the population trend in pre-Columbian Mexico according to Excerpt 1?

Advanced agricultural techniques.

How are Mississippian societies characterized in Excerpt 1?

They used advanced agricultural practices like irrigation to support economic growth.

What contributed to the advanced development of pre-Columbian American societies as mentioned in Excerpt 2?

Access to waterways to transport goods and trade with other societies.

What development in the 1500s is illustrated in Excerpt 2?

European nations competed for territorial claims in the Americas.

What does Hakluyt's call for the English to learn about Native American "language, manners, and customs" best represents which development in the 1500s?

European nations sought to integrate Native Americans into colonial societies.

What development in the late 1400s and early 1500s is depicted in Excerpt 3?

European diseases devastated Native American populations.

What does Crosby claim about the transmission of Old World diseases to the Americas?

It primarily affected European settlers.

Which describes Crosby's argument about the change in Native American population after 1492?

Old World pathogens caused significant population decline among Native Americans.

What evidence does Crosby use to support his argument based on excerpt 3?

The Spanish sought to use Native Americans as laborers on encomiendas.

What argument does de Gante make in his letter in Excerpt 4?

The emperor has an obligation to ensure the welfare of Native Americans.

What evidence does de Gante use to support his argument about the emperor's obligations?

Native American workers were eager to fulfill the emperor's wishes.

What piece of evidence does de Gante use to support his argument about the treatment of the people of Mexico?

Native Americans were required to pay tribute for their labor.

How did the Spanish impose racial hierarchies in the Americas during the 1500s and 1600s?

The Spanish banned interracial marriages and sought to maintain a racially distinct Spanish population as a colonial elite.

What was a major difference between the Spanish encomienda system and caste system?

The encomienda system was based on using Native Americans for forced labor, while the caste system was based on a diverse and racially mixed population.

How did European economic systems in the American colonies in the 1500s and 1600s differ from existing economic systems in Europe?

Most colonial economies were tightly regulated by the imperial and colonial governments.