Chapter 2
the american colonies emerge
review
section 1
1. what advantages did the spanish conquistadors have over the natives?
2. what was the encomienda system? why was it eventually abolished by the spanish government?
3. at the top of new spain's social structure was the peninsulares, with the criolles directly below them. what group was
next?
what were spanish conquistadors looking for in the north american southwest? how was the southwest eventually
colonized?
5. who was pope? what did he lead and why?

During the industrial revolution, many governmentsadopted an economic system called capitalism. in thissystem, governments allowed businesses to operate asfreely as possible, capitalism led to economic growth inmany countries and a small number of peoplebecome very wealthy. however the system could be harshfor poor workers, who often worked long hours in unsafeconditions just to make enough money to eat. as a result,some workers turned against capitalism and demandedthat their governments take more control over theireconomies.which statement best describes the passages main idea? a. capitalism was beneficial for some people during the industrialrevolution, but others opposed the system.b. capitalism was mostly a cause of problems during the industrialrevolution, which led to its eventual collapse.c. capitalism became the favored economic system for manycountries during the industrial revolution.d. capitalism was to countries during the industrialrevolution, but became a problem after the revolution ended.edit: correct answer is a