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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Kingdom of New Granada.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who led the conquest of the Yucatan?
(a) Francisco de Montejo
(b) Hernan Cortes
(c) Ferdinand de la Cristano
(d) Beltran de Avila

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

3. In what year did de Soto arrive in the Mainland?
(a) 1479
(b) 1538
(c) 1612
(d) 1399

4. The Spanish found that the gold in Cuzcatlan was mainly what?
(a) Copper
(b) Ore
(c) Silver
(d) Quartz

5. De las Casas argued that the Spanish had lost what, which made it possible for them to commit the injustices that they did?
(a) A fear of God
(b) Their humility
(c) Their arrogance
(d) A belief in themselves

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the slaves sent?

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

3. When did the soldiers try to escape from the natives?

4. The natives were given a break from the Spaniards when gold was discovered where?

5. What were the people like in Florida?

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