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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 The Pearl Coast, Paria, and Trinidad.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people remained on the two islands when the Spaniards were done killing the natives?
(a) 1,000
(b) 10,000
(c) 200
(d) 5,000

2. How many Spaniards destroyed the peace that had been established in the Yucatan?
(a) 1,500
(b) 180
(c) 5,000
(d) 30

3. Why did the Spanish not abide by the rules?
(a) The attack by the native people
(b) Their aggressive natures
(c) Gold
(d) Hunger

4. How did the natives react to the Spanish when they landed?
(a) They tried to kill them
(b) They welcomed them
(c) They were scared
(d) They were hesitant about the encounter

5. What did the Spanish force Montezuma to tell the citizens?
(a) To stop fighting
(b) To kill themselves
(c) To covert to Christianity
(d) To give the Spanish all their belongings

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Avila go in 1522 or 1523?

2. When did the Spaniards arrive on Puerto Rico and Jamaica?

3. What happened if the natives obeyed the Spanish?

4. Fray Juan Fernandez de Angulo sent a letter to whom?

5. Why was A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies written?

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