USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

SPANISH COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
These Spanish forts had high, thick walls and contained shops, stables, and storehouses for food.
A
presidios
B
plantations
C
pueblos
D
plazas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1493, during his second voyage, Columbus founded Isabela, the first permanent Spanish settlement in the New World, on Hispaniola.

Detailed explanation-2: -The laws provided for three kinds of settlements in New Spain: pueblos, presidios (prih SID ee ohz), and missions. Some large communities included all three.

Detailed explanation-3: -The presidio was an important fron tier settlement of the Spanish frontier, and their residents were the frontline of acculturation. Cultural and biological hybrids developed at presidios and became the foundation for a significant part of modern-day culture in the southern half of the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: Most of the missions of the Spanish are in Mexico and the Caribbean islands. Explanation: In 1493, the Spanish queen declared that the Americas(new world) be part of the Spanish.

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