Chapter 2
the american colonies emerge
review
section 1
1. what advantages did the spanish conquistadors have over the natives?
2. what was the encomienda system? why was it eventually abolished by the spanish government?
3. at the top of new spain's social structure was the peninsulares, with the criolles directly below them. what group was
next?
what were spanish conquistadors looking for in the north american southwest? how was the southwest eventually
colonized?
5. who was pope? what did he lead and why?