Question

1. how did epidemics among the native american populations contribute to an increase in the trade of enslaved africans?

a. africans killed many native americans in the americas by spreading their diseases.
b. europeans killed many native americans to gain lands for plantations and more african slaves.
c. epidemics killed many native americans on plantations and replaced them with african slaves.
d. epidemics killed many african slaves on plantations and replaced them with native americans.

1. what were the social characteristics of colonial latin america?

a. social classes favoring native americans over peninsulares and creoles.
b. social classes favoring mestizos and mulattoes over all other racial groups.
c. social classes favoring creoles over all other social groups.
d. social classes favoring european-born people over native american, african, multiracial people.

1. what were the two key factors in determining status in colonial latin america?

a. european-born people were given higher status, being multiethnic brought lower status.
b. creoles were given higher status, being multiethnic brought lower status.
c. creoles were given lower status, being dark brought higher status.
d. multiethnic people were given higher status, being european-born people brought lower status.

Explanation:

1. For question 16: Epidemics decimated Native American populations who were enslaved by Europeans for plantation labor. To fill this labor gap, Europeans turned to enslaved Africans as replacements.
2. For question 17: Colonial Latin America had a strict caste system (casta system) that prioritized people of European origin, with European-born Peninsulares at the top, followed by Creoles (European descent born in the Americas), then multiracial groups, and finally Native Americans and enslaved Africans at the bottom.
3. For question 18: In the colonial Latin American caste system, European ancestry (especially being born in Europe) granted the highest social status, while non-European or multiethnic identity resulted in lower status.

Answer:

1. C. Epidemics killed many Native Americans on plantations and replaced them with African slaves.
2. D. Social classes favoring European-born people over Native American, African, multiracial people.
3. A. European-born people were given higher status, being multiethnic brought lower status.