A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Buy the A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies Lesson Plans
Name: _________________________ Period: ___________________

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On one occasion, 4000 natives carried loads. How many survived the ordeal?
(a) 300
(b) 110
(c) 240
(d) 6

2. What advantage did the Spaniards have over the native people?
(a) More people
(b) Horses
(c) Knowledge of the land
(d) Money

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

4. Which group was rounded up first for the Spanish?
(a) Young women
(b) Orphans
(c) The Elderly
(d) Young men

5. De Las Casas says that Avila was what?
(a) Stupid
(b) Cruel
(c) Kind
(d) Smart

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the strongest of all the kings?

2. Who was the king in Mexico City?

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

4. When did Queen Isabella of Spain die?

5. Queen Isabella was a strong advocate of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the islands of Puerto Rico and Jamaica known for? What happened when the Spanish landed there?

2. What happened in Guatemala and Honduras? Why did this happen?

3. How did Quesada treat the native people of New Granada? Give specific examples from the book.

4. What happened to the people of Nicaragua after the Spanish arrived? Why couldn't they escape?

5. What did the Germans do to the prisoners that they took? Give specific examples from the book.

6. What was one of the deadliest jobs that the natives were forced to do? Why was this dangerous?

7. Who set out for Nicaragua in 1522 or 1523? What did this person find? What did he do when he arrived?

8. Who arrived in New Spain in 1525? What position did he hold? What did he do with the native people?

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

10. What happened in the kingdoms of Marien and Maguana? Give examples from the book. What were these kingdoms known for?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 932 words
(approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page)
Buy the A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies Lesson Plans
Copyrights
BookRags
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies from BookRags. (c)2026 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.