Taxation and Labor System in History

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What was the system called where men between sixteen and sixty were required to serve for forty days each year in the labor pool?

Servicio laboral

Pueblo y trabajo

Polo y servicio (correct)

Mano de obra

What were men between sixteen and sixty required to provide for the drafted men who were seldom paid?

Clothing

Tools

Rice (correct)

Money

What did the shortage of workforce in the communities lead to?

Increased workforce efficiency

Expansion of agricultural lands

Improved infrastructure development

Abandonment of rice fields (correct)

What were the parcels of land given by the King of Spain to individuals called?

Encomiendas Signup and view all the answers

Who were the encomenderos that received the parcels of land usually composed of?

Soldiers, administrative officials, and priests Signup and view all the answers

What was the supposed purpose of giving encomenderos the parcels of land?

To ensure the security of the territory and its people Signup and view all the answers

What was the main form of tribute payment mentioned in the text?

Gold Signup and view all the answers

Why did people often defy the authorities and refuse to pay the tribute?

It was too high to afford Signup and view all the answers

What happened to those who could not pay the tribute?

They were imprisoned Signup and view all the answers

Why did collectors demand cash payment when money was scarce?

To increase their profits Signup and view all the answers

What did the bandala tax involve?

Requisitioning of goods like rice or coconut oil Signup and view all the answers

What happened to people's promissory notes obtained through the system of bandala?

They were seldom redeemed in full Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the reduccion system initiated by the Spaniards?

To centralize their rule over the archipelago Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of a poblacion in the Spanish colonial system?

It serves as the major population center with government offices and church. Signup and view all the answers

Why did Filipinos who did not follow the reduccion system flee to the countryside?

They feared being labeled as bandits by the colonial government. Signup and view all the answers

What structures are commonly found in a barangay named 'Poblacion' in the Philippines?

Church, municipal hall, market, police office Signup and view all the answers

What was one direct tax imposed by the Spaniards on the Filipinos?

Buwis (tribute) Signup and view all the answers

How did the reduccion system facilitate tax collection for the Spaniards?

By consolidating people into easily monitored areas Signup and view all the answers

During the Spanish period in the Philippines, who occupied the top administrative posts in the Spanish colonial government?

Peninsulares Signup and view all the answers

What was the social status of the people residing within the encomendero's land?

They acted as personal servants to the encomendero. Signup and view all the answers

What characterized the social hierarchy under the barangay system?

It categorized people into nobles, freemen, and dependents. Signup and view all the answers

Who were the 'insulares' in the Spanish colonial society of the Philippines?

Full-blooded Spaniards born in the Philippines Signup and view all the answers

Which group was at the bottom of the social hierarchy during the Spanish period in the Philippines?

'Insulares' Signup and view all the answers

How did social stratification work during the Spanish period in the Philippines?

Members could freely move between different social groups. Signup and view all the answers

Who were considered more prestigious and superior according to the peninsulares?

People born in Spain Signup and view all the answers

What were individuals born in the Philippines originally called?

Espanoles filipinos Signup and view all the answers

Who were considered as mestizos?

Those with a Spanish parent and a native parent Signup and view all the answers

What was the social standing of the 'principalias' based on the text?

Descendants of nobles allying with Spain Signup and view all the answers

Who were the 'Indios' in the social hierarchy described?

Inhabitants of the archipelago with no foreign descent Signup and view all the answers

Who composed the social class known as 'Sangleys'?

Chinese citizens pursuing trading activities Signup and view all the answers