Which settlement was part of New Spain?

A. Massachusetts Bay

B. St. Augustine

C. Brazil

D. Cíbola

2. What did the Spanish government expect colonists who received land and labor under the encomienda system to do?

A. pay Native Americans for their labor

B. provide health care and food for Native Americans on the land

C. convert Native Americans to Christianity

D. remove the Native Americans from the land

3. Which colony was established primarily for financial gain?

A. New Haven

B. Connecticut

C. Maryland

D. Rhode Island

4. Which of the following was a principle from the Magna Carta that impacted colonists' beliefs about government?

A. the belief in freedom of religion

B. the belief in the monarchy's right to tax

C. the belief in the king's divine right to rule

D. the belief that the people could force the king to obey the laws

1. Answer:

The settlement of St. Augustine was a part of New Spain.

Explanation:

The present-day city of St. Augustine situated on the rocky northeastern coast of the state of Florida was once a settlement that was part of New Spain. The Spanish regarded this settlement as an extension of the mainland Spain. St. Augustine was one of the very first settlements that were made by the Spanish in the North American continent.

2. Answer:

The Spanish government expected colonists who received land and labor under the encomienda system to convert Native Americans to Christianity.

Explanation:

The expeditions of the Spanish were characterized by the quest for power and the spread of self religion. The Spanish, on the order of the king of Spain, believed it to be their divine duty to convert the inhabitants of the new lands to Christianity. The Spanish were responsible for religious conversions of the entire masses of the aboriginals.

3. Answer:

The colony of Connecticut was established primarily for financial gains.

Explanation:

The Connecticut Colony that later became the state of Connecticut was primarily established with the intention of gaining financial profits from different businesses and activities other than agriculture. Though the colony had no tolerance towards anyone except the puritans, the people in the colony were mainly business-minded and very less religious. The settlers of this colony earned money from activities like trading flour, selling dried meat, fish, rum and iron bars. They were also involved in shipbuilding, lumbering, and mining.

4. Answer:

Out of the following, the belief that the people could force the king to obey the laws was a principle from the Magna Carta that impacted colonists' beliefs about government.

Explanation:

The Magna Carta played a crucial role in the American Revolution by inculcating this on the minds of the people that the law is supreme and everyone is equal in the premise of the law, even the king. The principle of Magna Carta was also instilled in the Constitution later.

Answer:B, C, D