History Assessment, proposed for students in the seventh year of elementary school, with questions about Brazil Colony.
This history test is available for download in an editable Word template, ready to print in PDF and also the completed activity.
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
1) The colonial territory was divided into 14 lots of different sizes. The administration of each captaincy was offered to Portuguese nobles, who came to have the title of donatary captains. To make the position more attractive, the government determined that the territory and title of captain would be hereditary.
The excerpt above refers to:
a) Hereditary captaincies.
b) Administrative system.
c) Donation Letters.
d) System of government.
2) In the years that followed the arrival of Cabral's fleet on the Brazilian coast, practically a single product aroused the interest of Portuguese explorers.
The excerpt above refers to:
a) Brazil wood.
b) Slaves.
c) Cocoa.
d) Feudal lords.
3) The main duty of the donatary captain was to apply his own resources in the occupation and exploration of the land. He should economically exploit the land and guarantee the defense of his captaincy. Part of the income obtained would go to:
After reading, tick the correct alternative:
a) Brazil.
b) Spain.
c) Portugal.
d) Chile.
4) Between the 16th and 18th centuries, all granted land returned to the king, through purchase or expropriation. The Portuguese government then instituted, in 1548, a centralized administration system, called:
After reading the above, tick the correct alternative:
a) Administrative system.
b) General Government.
c) Hereditary captaincy.
d) General President.
5) Some captaincies, called Royal Captaincies, were directly controlled by ____________. This measure was taken by Portugal after realizing that the first attempt at colonization had failed and many grantees did not even take possession of the donated lands.
After reading the excerpt above, check the alternative that correctly fills the gap:
a) Portuguese crown.
b) Donor captains.
c) Spanish crown.
d) American Crown.
6) The hereditary captaincy system did not produce the effects expected by the Portuguese Crown due to some factors:
I. There was no government agency in the colony to assist in administration.
II. Communication with the metropolis was very precarious and difficult.
III. There was no available labor.
IV. There was a fear of investing in an unknown region.
V.There was no capital available to invest.
After reading the above, check the correct alternative:
a) I, II, III, IV.
b) II, III, IV, V.
c) I, III, IV, V.
d) I, II, III, IV, V.
7) The hereditary captaincy system was regulated by the _________, which granted grantees the right to:
After reading, tick the alternative that correctly fills in the blank:
a) Sesmarias.
b) General Government.
c) Donation Letters.
d) Emancipation letters.
8) In order to populate the Portuguese colony of America, and make it profitable, it was necessary to implement a local productive system, geared towards exports. We opted for the monoculture of sugar cane and the installation of mills for the production of:
After reading, tick the correct alternative:
a) Sugar.
b) Cachaça.
c) Rapadura.
d) Coffee.
By Rosiane Fernandes Silva- Graduated in Letters
At answers are in the link above the header.
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