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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first territory on which the Spanish landed?
(a) Island of San Salvador
(b) Island of Hispaniola
(c) Island of Sagres
(d) Island of Genoa

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

3. What did the Spanish do with the children of the native people?
(a) Sacrificed them
(b) Used them as servants
(c) Took them to Africa
(d) Played with them

4. What did Hatuey call the God of the Spaniards?
(a) The Queen
(b) Land
(c) Gold
(d) Diamonds

5. The Spanish said that for every one Spaniard who died, how many natives would be killed?
(a) 100
(b) 5
(c) 1,000
(d) 10

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to the native people who were not killed?

3. De las Casas argued that the Spanish had lost what, which made it possible for them to commit the injustices that they did?

4. Nicolas de Ovando asked the native people to do what at the festival they threw for him?

5. What made it hard for the natives to run away?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reaction did the Spanish receive in Mexico City? What happened in the encounter?

2. How did de las Casas feel about the way that the Spaniards treated the natives? Why was it hard for him to write down information about the killings?

3. What does de las Casas attribute the violence to? Why did he think the Spanish acted as they did?

4. Who arrived in 1514? What was this person like? What were his goals for the mainland?

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

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

7. How did Avila treat the people in Nicaragua? Give specific examples from the book.

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

9. How did the Spaniards treat the native people that they encountered? Give examples from the book.

10. How did the Spanish treat the individuals along the River Plate? Give specific examples from the book.

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