Legazpi's Land Policy Quiz
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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</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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Nobles</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Dependents</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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