Vocab Ch. 3 Sec. 2
Across
- 3. American-born descendants of Spanish settlers. Second-generation. Owned most of the plantations, ranches, and mines.
- 5. settlers born in Spain that were on the highest rung of the new colonial Spanish social hierarchy.
- 7. spoke out against the encomienda system and urged Spain to stop the practice. Led to the New Laws of the Indies.
- 9. granted to conquistadors by Spain that gave them the right to demand labor or tribute from Native Americans in a particular area.
- 10. representatives who ruled in the name of the king in the Spanish colonies.
Down
- 1. a profitable, sought after resource that the Spanish had laborers harvest.
- 2. people of Native American and European descent. Part of the lower-class.
- 4. people of African and European descent. Part of lower-class. Only above indigenous people and enslaved Africans in the social hierarchy.
- 5. "legalized pirates" who operated under the approval of European governments that preyed on Spanish treasure ships.
- 6. workers forced to work hard labor for landlords in order to pay off a debt. Were advanced food, tools, or seeds to make them indebted.
- 8. advisory councils of Spanish settlers who helped the viceroys rule.