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Question about Spanish Colonization: Review

Subject History

History

Source Originais Teachy

Originais Teachy

Topic Spanish Colonization: Review

Spanish Colonization: Review

Difficulty Medium

Medium

(Originais Teachy 2023) - Question Medium of History

Historian John H. Elliott, in his book 'Empires of the Atlantic World', makes a comparison between the colonial strategies of the Spanish and English in America. He states that while England encouraged the migration of whole families, aiming to create a stable and self-sufficient society, Spain, on the other hand, mainly sent single or married men who left their families in Spain. Based on this information and your knowledge of Spanish colonization, explain how this difference in colonial strategy impacted the socio-cultural and demographic formation of the Spanish colonies in America.

Spain's colonial strategy resulted in colonies with a gender-imbalanced population, high rate of intermixing, and a more metropolis-dependent economy.

Spain's colonial strategy resulted in colonies with a gender-imbalanced population, low rate of intermixing, and an independent economy from the metropolis.

Spain's colonial strategy resulted in colonies with a gender-balanced population, high rate of intermixing, and a self-sufficient economy.

Spain's colonial strategy resulted in colonies with a gender-balanced population, low rate of intermixing, and a self-sufficient economy.

Spain's colonial strategy resulted in colonies with a predominantly female population, high rate of intermixing, and an economy strongly linked to the metropolis.

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