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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. About how many Spaniards did Paris and his men kill?
2. What did many natives do when threatened by the Spaniards?
3. What did the natives have to carry?
4. What did the Spanish do to the nobles and leaders?
5. About how many pounds were the slaves required to carry?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What did King Bacata agree to do? How did this turn out?
3. Who arrived in 1514? What was this person like? What were his goals for the mainland?
4. What did Brother Marcus witness? What did he do in response?
5. How did Quesada treat the native people of New Granada? Give specific examples from the book.
6. How did the Spaniards treat the native people that they encountered? Give examples from the book.
7. What did the Germans do to the prisoners that they took? Give specific examples from the book.
8. What did Hatuey tell his people? What happened to Hatuey?
9. How did the Spanish treat the individuals along the River Plate? Give specific examples from the book.
10. How did the Guatemalans fight back against the Spanish? Were they successful? Why or why not?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What role did gold play in the events in the New World? Why did the Spanish want to obtain gold? What actions did this lead to in the New World?
Essay Topic 2
What did the King and Queen of Spain hope to accomplish in the New World? Why was this important to them? Did the Spanish follow their wishes in the New World? Give examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the five different kingdoms of Hispaniola. Who led each of the kingdoms? What happened to the leaders and the people in each kingdom? Why do you think these actions were taken by the Spanish?
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