FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -For instance, in New Spain there four social classes and Peru have three different social classes. New Spain first class is called Peninsulares, second is Creoles, Mestizos is the third and last on the list is the Indians.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the Spanish colonies, the hierarchical social classes started with the peninsulares, Creoles, mestizos, mulattoes, Native American Indians, and and ended with slaves. The peninsulares were the original Spanish people who came into the colonies, and they held the highest position in the colony.
Detailed explanation-3: -The highest social class in New Spain were the Peninsulares, Spaniards who were born in Spain. They stood atop New Spain’s social hierarchy, the Casta system. New Spain contained a mixture of races-Spaniards, indigenous Americans, and African slaves-who had children together over multiple generations.