History Activity: The General Government (1549)

History activity, aimed at students in the ninth year of elementary school, with questions developed about general government (1549).

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The General Government (1549)

“The general government was instituted by D. João III, in 1548, to coordinate Brazil's colonizing practices. The latter would consist of giving the hereditary captaincies more efficient assistance and promoting economic valuation and population in areas not occupied by the grantees.”

(Manoel Maurício de Albuquerque. A short history of Brazilian social formation. Rio de Janeiro: Graal, 1984. P. 180.)

Questions

1) The responsibility for implementing the general government was directly attributed by the Portuguese monarch, Dom João III, to the noble:
a) Duarte Coelho
b) Tome de Souza
c) Pedro Lopes
d) Jorge de Figueiredo

2) The entourage of the general government had approximately one thousand people, who started the construction of the first capital in Brazilian land, the current city of Salvador, at the time called:
a) Savior of All Saints
b) All Saints Bay
c) San Salvador
d) San Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos

3) To assist in public administration and centralization of power, three positions were created, in addition to that of governor general:
a) Chief Ombudsman; Captain General; main provider
b) Judge; organizer; protector
c) Punisher; domineering; peacemaker
d) Peacemaker; acting governor; chief governor

4) The Catholic Church and the Portuguese State made a joint effort to occupy South American lands. Catechesis, that is, Christianization, was an instrument of domination over the:
a) Black
b) Jesuits
c) Indians
d) Settlers

5) In general, the Municipal Chambers were composed of two ordinary judges, alternating in their functions, or by the judge from outside, imposed by the king of Portugal under the pretext of providing justice to the poor, but which in practice served as an attempt in:
a) Support to the king
b) Real control of councilors
c) Social recovery
d) Establish taxes

Per Camila Farias.

At answers are in the header link.

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