Spanish authorities used the term mestizo to refer to someone
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
of mixed Amerindian and European descent.
You might also like to view...
Why was travel by sea a better alternative to roads and highways?
a) Sea voyages were usually faster and more comfortable than traveling overland, and tariffs were only due at the port of arrival. b) Ship travel actually was worse than highway travel due to the high tolls charged by pirates along the sea route. Consider This: Technologically advanced full-rigged sailing ships just coming into use could average 40 miles a day. See 1.3: Groping in the Dark. c) Frequent storms and high winds made traversing Europe by land impossible during most of the year. Consider This: Technologically advanced full-rigged sailing ships just coming into use could average 40 miles a day. See 1.3: Groping in the Dark. d) Navigating by land was more difficult because there were few road maps available. Consider This: Technologically advanced full-rigged sailing ships just coming into use could average 40 miles a day. See 1.3: Groping in the Dark.
Which statement about the economy of the 1920s is NOT true?
a. Advertising aggressively promoted the buying of many new mass-produced products. b. Consumerism emerged as a major foundation of the national economy. c. A decline in installment buying revealed the underlying weakness of the economy. d. Industrial profits increased steadily for most of the decade.
One of the reasons race riots broke out in the mid-1960s was that:
a. segregation laws denied black people access to most public facilities. b. the decline of unskilled jobs led to increased unemployment. c. whites feared that black people were abandoning northern cities. d. the federal government had shown no interest in black people's problems.
What factor caused a decrease in small farms in the Late Roman Republic?
a. Wars that devastated land and made farming difficult b. An economy primarily based on trade with the East c. The growth of latifundia and a shift to nonstaple crops d. Increased urbanization in the centralized Republic e. Deforestation