Legazpi's Land Policy Quiz

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to Lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson
Download our mobile app to listen on the go
Get App

Questions and Answers

What was the primary purpose of Legazpi's policy recognizing all public lands as part of the public domain?

  • To allow the Spanish crown to control more land through the encomienda system
  • To introduce private ownership of land
  • To maintain the communal nature of the land
  • To grant citizens free land to cultivate (correct)

What was the main issue with the encomienda system from the perspective of Filipino farmers?

  • They were able to maintain the communal nature of the land
  • They were required to render services unrelated to farming (correct)
  • They were able to sell their products at a fair price
  • They were granted legal titles to the land they cultivated

What was the main purpose of the Royal Decrees and the Maura Law regarding land ownership?

  • To maintain the communal nature of the land
  • To encourage landowners to secure legal titles (correct)
  • To establish the hacienda system as a new form of land ownership
  • To confiscate large estates granted to the friars

What was the main consequence of peasant farmers failing to comply with the Maura Law?

<p>They ended up as tenants on their own land (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of the Philippine Revolution of 1898?

<p>To confiscate large estates granted to the friars (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the ultimate outcome of the Philippine Revolution of 1898?

<p>The continuation of the encomienda system and the hacienda system (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the predominant land ownership system during the pre-Spanish era in the Philippines?

<p>Communal ownership (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of people during the pre-Spanish era could potentially own lands?

<p>Nobles (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the obligation of free people regarding land cultivation during the pre-Spanish era?

<p>They had to pay an annual fee of one-half of their crop yield (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What changed in the Philippine land system after the arrival of the Spanish colonizers?

<p>Private ownership was introduced (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of people during the pre-Spanish era could never hold lands?

<p>Dependents (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements best describes the land ownership practices during the pre-Spanish era?

<p>Land ownership was determined by the pre-Spanish classes within the community (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards are hidden until you start studying

More Like This

Use Quizgecko on...
Browser
Browser