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Question:
5. Which of the following was not a goal
of the Spanish colonial system in the Americas in the sixteenth through the
eighteenth centuries?
A. Accumulation of wealth by conquering
indigenous populations
B. Expanding the influence of the Roman Catholic Church
C. Educating native populations to govern Spanish cities in the Americas
D. Advancing Spanish interests in the global climate of competition
Answer:
5. C. The Spanish had little interest in bettering the
situation of native populations except as it applied to conversion to
Catholicism and advancing Spanish interests.