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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people remained on the two islands when the Spaniards were done killing the natives?

2. When one Spanish commander couldn't sleep because of the screams, what did he ask the executioner to do?

3. About how many Spaniards did Paris and his men kill?

4. What did the Spanish do to the women and girls?

5. Who arrived in New Spain in 1525?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Spanish gain in the New World? How did they gain what they did?

2. Where did Hernando de Soto arrive at? What was his plan?

3. Why did the Spanish establish a permanent settlement in Santa Marta? What did the new commander do to the area?

4. Who arrived in New Spain in 1525? What position did he hold? What did he do with the native people?

5. Where was the province of Cartagena located? What happened in this province when the Spanish arrived?

6. Did the peace last in the village? Why or why not?

7. How did de Soto treat the natives? Give specific examples from the book.

8. What did King Bacata agree to do? How did this turn out?

9. Who set out for Nicaragua in 1522 or 1523? What did this person find? What did he do when he arrived?

10. How did the Guatemalans receive the Spanish? What did the Spanish do? How did the neighboring groups react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the five different kingdoms of Hispaniola. Who led each of the kingdoms? What happened to the leaders and the people in each kingdom? Why do you think these actions were taken by the Spanish?

Essay Topic 2

How did the Spanish conquistadors kill the native people? Describe at least three different methods that the Spanish used. Why do you think they used such brutal measures against the natives?

Essay Topic 3

The friars in the Yucatan were able to make some differences in the lives of the natives for a time. How did they accomplish this? How did the village change? What led to the disruption of this situation? Why were the friars not able to return?

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