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A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies Quiz

Bartolomé de Las Casas
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1)

Avila sent about how many horsemen to kill off a region of people? (from Chapter 6 The Province of Nicaragua)

50
300
5
120
2)

Who was king of New Granada? (from The Kingdom of New Granada)

King Bacata
King Alonso
King Soriano
King Casas
3)

New Spain was founded in what year? (from Chapter 7 & 8 New Spain & New Spain Continued)

1517
1432
1803
1699
4)

Which group was rounded up first for the Spanish? (from Chapter 6 The Province of Nicaragua)

Young men
Orphans
The Elderly
Young women
5)

What happened if the natives obeyed the Spanish? (from Chapter 7 & 8 New Spain & New Spain Continued)

They became soldiers
They were let go
They became slaves
They were burned
6)

The son of the chief in the Yucatan was sold for what? (from Chapter 11 The Kingdom of Yucatan)

A horse
Passage to Spain
Cheese
Two pieces of gold
7)

Who was the first adventurer to lay eyes on New Granada? (from The Kingdom of New Granada)

Avil
De Soto
Pizzarro
Quesada
8)

How many years had the atrocities been going on when de las Casas wrote the book? (from The Kingdom of New Granada)

34
16
7
42
9)

What post did Guzman hold? (from Chapter 9 & 10 The Province and Kingdom of Guatemala & New Spain Panuco and Jalisco)

Admiral of Honduras
Governor of Panama
Mayor of Utatlan
Governor of Mexico City
10)

De las Casas argued that the Spanish had lost what, which made it possible for them to commit the injustices that they did? (from Chapter 7 & 8 New Spain & New Spain Continued)

Their humility
A fear of God
Their arrogance
A belief in themselves
11)

How many people were driven out of Venezuela? (from Chapter 15 & 16 The River Yuyaparí & The Kingdom of Venezuela)

6 to 7 thousand
80 to 90 thousand
3 to 5 hundred
4 to 5 million
12)

The natives were determined to kill whom after their children were taken? (from Chapter 11 The Kingdom of Yucatan)

Hernan Cortes
The Friars
The neighboring lord
The Spanish commander
13)

When did the soldiers try to escape from the natives? (from Chapter 7 & 8 New Spain & New Spain Continued)

Noon
The middle of the night
Christmas
Sunday
14)

What did one community do as the Spanish approached? (from Chapter 17 & 18 The Mainland in the Region known as Florida & The River Plate)

Killed themselves
Turned themselves over to the Spanish
Fled to the jungles
Attacked the Spanish expedition
15)

Where were the slaves sent? (from Chapter 6 The Province of Nicaragua)

Panama and Peru
Columbia and England
Spain and France
Cuba and Bahamas
16)

What was one of the deadliest jobs for the native slaves? (from Chapter 14 The Pearl Coast, Paria, and Trinidad)

Mining for Gold
Hauling goods for the Spanish
Pearl fishing
Harvesting wild grains
17)

What is known about the expeditions to the river Plate? (from Chapter 17 & 18 The Mainland in the Region known as Florida & The River Plate)

The Spanish continued their brutal ways
The natives conquered the Spanish at last
Five expeditions were lost before one succeeded
De Soto died during one
18)

In what year did Angulo send his letter? (from Chapter 12 & 13 The Province of Santa Marta & The Province of Cartagena)

1399
1477
1662
1541
19)

Who did Brother Marcos de Niza write to? (from Chapter 19 The Great Kingdoms and Provinces known as Peru)

The Council of the New World
The King of Spain
The Audiencia of Hispaniola
Francisco Pizzarro
20)

What information did Quesada demand in Bogota? (from The Kingdom of New Granada)

Where the gold was hidden
How to extract gold
Which man was king
Who the heir was
21)

Why did Guzman flee inland? (from Chapter 9 & 10 The Province and Kingdom of Guatemala & New Spain Panuco and Jalisco)

His soldiers staged a mutiny
A new Audiencia had been appointed
He feared the natives
He heard of a gold find
22)

Who did the Spaniards take captive? (from Chapter 14 The Pearl Coast, Paria, and Trinidad)

Chief Alonso
Chief Higueroto
Chief Paniola
Chief Paria
23)

How many Spaniards destroyed the peace that had been established in the Yucatan? (from Chapter 11 The Kingdom of Yucatan)

5,000
1,500
30
180
24)

What injury did the pearl fishers develop? (from Chapter 14 The Pearl Coast, Paria, and Trinidad)

Fish bites
Sores on their back
Lost limbs
Heart attacks
25)

About how many natives died of hunger in Nicaragua? (from Chapter 6 The Province of Nicaragua)

1,000,000-3,000,000
20,000-30,000
500-900
7,000-11,000
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