APPLIED HISTORY III

STUDY GUIDE FIRST TRIMESTER

COLEGIO CAMELOT
07-11 NOVEMBER.

For this assignment, you will be answering a study guide that conforms
everything you have learned in this 1 Trimester. This study guide provides
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the resources you will need to study for the trimester exam. Please answer
consciously and carefully.

THE CREATION OF NEW SPAIN

1. The encomienda was created for what reason? (pg.34)

2. From which people did our national population emerge? (pg.35)

3. Who conforms to the regular clergy? (pg. 37)

4. Why were the missionaries a crucial element for the justification of the
conquest? (pg. 37)

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 5. How was life characterized in the New Spain in the 17th Century?
(pg.39)

6. What were some agricultural advances that the Spaniards introduced?

(pg. 40)

7. Mining was the most important economic activity, which were the first
4 cities where mining was introduced? (pg. 40)

8. The migratory movement that brought African slaves to the New Spain
was considered a recorded disaster in modern history because?
(pg.43)

9. What was the name of the first University in New Spain and when was
it established? (pg.43) Royal and Pontifical University

THE NEW SPAIN AND ITS RELATIONS WITH THE WORLD.

10. What were the main products the New Spain exported to Europe? (pg.
44)

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11. The House of trade was created for what reasons? (pg. 45)

12. What routes can you describe from this map based on the reading from
page 46 and 47? (pg. 46-47)

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13. Fill in the Chart with the correct authority: (pg.50)

They were the municipalities or municipal authorities made up

by mayors and aldermen.

Officials vested with great authority were sent by the Council

of the Indies whenever there was any disturbance of the
peace in the colonies.

It was located in Spain and was created to advise the king on

matters relating to the colonies in America. It had great

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 authority over the colonies as it concentrated the legislative,
executive, and judicial powers.

The king’s representative in the colonies, with executive and

judicial functions. He served as governor, commander in chief,
vice-patron, superintendent of the Royal Treasury, and
president of the Royal Court.

Consisted of a chairman and several judges. It acted as a

higher court and as an administrative council for the viceroy.

They were governing chiefs and judges in small districts; they

collected tribute from the indigenous peoples, decided court
cases, and collected or distributed products.

They were responsible for the political and administrative

management of the provinces and kingdoms.

THE SPANISH CHURCH AND INQUISITION

14. What is the definition of heresy? (pg. 52)

15. Where did the Spanish Inquisition spread to? (pg. 52)

16. Who were considered heretics by the Spanish Inquisition? (pg.

52)

17. Who or what was the main religious & intellectual authority in
Europe? (pg. 52)

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 18. What was the Spanish Inquisition? (pg. 52)

19. Why were the methods of the Inquisition greatly feared? (pg. 53)

20. Mention the different forms of punishment from The Inquisition.

(pg. 53)

PIRACY AND PRIVATEERING

21. How did The Haciendas have its origin? (pg. 54)

22. What is the difference between pirate and privateer? (pg. 61)

23. Why was the Caribbean Sea the main scene for pirate attacks?
(pg. 61)

THE MOVEMENT OF INDEPENDENCE

24. When was the Independence of Mexico? (pg. 92)

25. What is the Grito de Dolores? (pg. 92)

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26. Where did the Grito de Dolores take place? (pg. 92)

27. Who was Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla? (pg. 92)

28. What were the causes of the Mexican War of Independence? (pg.
89)

29. What were the consequences of the War of Independence in

Mexico? (pg 95)

30. What happened during the first stage of the independence of

Mexico? (pg. 89)

31. What are the characteristics of the second stage of the

independence of Mexico? (pg 95)

32. What is the third stage of the independence of Mexico? (pg 95)

33. When was the independence of Mexico consumed? (pg 95)