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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 & 8 New Spain & New Spain Continued.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the original purpose of the expedition?
(a) Convert the native people to Christianity
(b) Claim the land for Spanish purposes
(c) Find a passage through to Africa
(d) Find gold

2. Which kingdom had the best sugar and climate?
(a) Maguana
(b) Xaraguá
(c) Higuey
(d) Marién

3. What happened if the natives obeyed the Spanish?
(a) They became slaves
(b) They became soldiers
(c) They were burned
(d) They were let go

4. What did the Spanish send after the people who escaped to the mountains?
(a) Platoon of soldiers
(b) Wild dogs
(c) Fire
(d) Snipers

5. How many people did the Spaniards kill on the day they decided to go on a killing spree?
(a) 1,000
(b) 50
(c) 500
(d) 3,000

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Spanish do with the children of the native people?

2. What did Hatuey call the God of the Spaniards?

3. Marién had what kind of mines?

4. When the natives did not obey the claims of the Spanish, they were labeled what?

5. What did the captives begin dying of?

(see the answer key)

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