All of the following were true of the Spanish except
A) they had a century head start of exploration over the English.
B) they were genuine empire builders.
C) they were cultural innovators in the New World.
D) they practiced the same treatment as the English would toward the Indians by isolating and shunning them.
E) their colonial establishments were larger and richer than those of their Anglo-Saxon rivals.

Question

All of the following were true of the Spanish except  
A) they had a century head start of exploration over the English.
B) they were genuine empire builders.
C) they were cultural innovators in the New World.
D) they practiced the same treatment as the English would toward the Indians by isolating and shunning them.
E) their colonial establishments were larger and richer than those of their Anglo-Saxon rivals.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The statement "they practiced the same treatment as the English would toward the Indians by isolating and shunning them" is not true of the Spanish. The Spanish, although they did not always treat the indigenous peoples of the Americas kindly, did not have a policy of isolating and shunning them like the English did with their policy of "Indian removal."

All of the Following Were True of the Spanish Except