Colonisation of Latin America

Q. Latin America is so named because __________.

1. it is a part of Europe
2. everyone speaks Latin
3. it was a British colony
4. languages of this region are derived from Latin

Q. Who among the following discovered a sea route to India by going around Africa?

1. Pizarro
2. Christopher Columbus
3. Vasco da Gama
4. Cortex

Q. What are the two most widely spoken languages in Latin America?

1. Portugese and Danish
2. English and Portugese
3. Danish and Spanish
4. Spanish and Portugese

Q. In what way did the Munroe Doctrine protect the independence of Latin America? Did it also limit their freedom?

Q. How did the European colonisers create an artifical dependence on its colonies in Latin America?

1. The colonies were forced to cultivate commercial crops, which were sold for lower costs in dominant countries.
2. The colonies were not allowed to develop industries and trade with other countries.
3. Manufacture of simple items like nails was prohibited.
4. The profits earned by the local elites were used to invest in production.

Q. From the following, select the events that led to the unequal division of social structure in Latin America.

1. European administrative control
2. Trade profited Europeans alone
3. Profit from trade spent on luxury by local elites.
4. Development of indigenous industries

Q. Over time, the Latin American population became a mix multiple languages and cutlures. Which set of people were not a part of this mixture?

1. Native Indian
2. Spanish
3. West Indian
4. African slaves

Q. During the Dutch colonial rule, there was acute famine and poverty in Indonesia . This was because of , which created a shortage of for the natives.

1. tree resources
2. food grains
3. commercial farming
4. defforestation

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true regarding Latin American colonisation?

1. Tribal communities were controlled by colonial rulers.
2. Tribals were exempted from taxes.
3. The population comprised of Indians alone.
4. Forced religious conversions.

Q. ___________ refers to the large estates spread over thousands of acres of land.

1. Hacandas
2. Haciendas
3. Haiccendas
4. Hacienders

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true regarding Latin American colonisation?

1. Tribal communities were controlled by colonial rulers.
2. Tribals were exempted from taxes.
3. The population comprised of Indians alone.
4. Forced religious conversions.

Q. What social class development in the Spanish colonies of the New World that had the ability to a mass economic wealth but could not achieve political power?

1. Mestizos
2. Creoles
3. Mulattos
4. Peninsulares

Q. Which of these BEST describes the Treaty of Tordesillas?

1. A treaty designed to establish Spain and England as the primary trade dominators in Western Europe.
2. A treaty signed by the Pope to show support for colonization in the Americas.
3. A treaty signed to keep the peace in Europe due to growing trade and colonial rivalries.
4. A treaty that limited the trading rights of Portugal in the Indian Ocean.
5. A treaty that gave the colony of Brazil to Spain.

Q. What are the two most widely spoken languages in Latin America?

1. Danish and Spanish
2. Portugese and Danish
3. Spanish and Portugese
4. English and Portugese

Q. ___________ refers to the large estates spread over thousands of acres of land.

1. Hacandas
2. Haciendas
3. Hacienders
4. Haiccendas

Q. Latin America is so named because __________.

1. languages of this region are derived from Latin
2. it is a part of Europe
3. it was a British colony
4. everyone speaks Latin

Q. During the Dutch colonial rule, there was acute famine and poverty in Indonesia . This was because of , which created a shortage of for the natives.

1. tree resources
2. food grains
3. commercial farming
4. defforestation

Q. Who among the following discovered a sea route to India by going around Africa?

1. Cortex
2. Pizarro
3. Christopher Columbus
4. Vasco da Gama

Q. Which method was not employed by the Europeans to establish their dominance in Latin America?

1. Slavery
2. Signing of treaties
3. Killing the natives
4. Pushing the natives away

Q. How did the European colonisers create an artifical dependence on its colonies in Latin America?

1. The colonies were forced to cultivate commercial crops, which were sold for lower costs in dominant countries.
2. The colonies were not allowed to develop industries and trade with other countries.
3. Manufacture of simple items like nails was prohibited.
4. The profits earned by the local elites were used to invest in production.