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. The two viceregal capitals of Spanish America were at _____.

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. In Spanish America, viceroys _____.

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. Legally, the Spanish colonies were divided between a "republic of Indians" and a "republic of Spaniards".

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. The majority of native and African-descended Spanish subjects fully accepted Catholicism.

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. The eighteenth century Brazilian economy was shaped by _____.

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. Gold mining in Brazil had severe environmental consequences.

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. The Brazilian mines were worked primarily by _____.

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. The word 'maroon' comes from the Spanish cimarrón, meaning _____.

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. The Dutch, English, and French all independently developed unique methods of sugar cultivation.

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. Sir Francis Drake was a famous _____.

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. The Caribbean island that showed that the Brazilian sugar production model could be transferred to tiny islands was _____.

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. In Caribbean sugar colonies, racial mixing was seen as normal, and mixed race children were recognized by their European fathers.

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. In Spanish, French, and English North America, natives were driven from their lands or annihilated in favor of European conquerors.

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. Northern European explorers searched in vain for a northwest passage _____.

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. Unlike the British colonies, missionaries made a strong effort to convert natives to Christianity in the French colonies.

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. Throughout the British colonies, anti-miscegenation laws discouraged _____.

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. Maroon communities were free communities, primarily of escaped slaves.

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. Maroon communities in the backlands of Suriname survived primarily due to _____.

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. Maroon culture remains very much alive in Suriname.

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. To survive, maroons _____.

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