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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. Who fled to the mountains to hide from the Spanish?

2. The Spaniards said that they did everything in whose name?

3. Who was the strongest of all the kings?

4. Which kingdom was run by a brother and sister?

5. Where did some of the native people try to escape to?

Short Essay Questions

1. The situation became worse for the natives after what happened? Why did this worsen the situation?

2. Who was Paris? How did the encounter go between his territory and the Spanish? What happened afterward?

3. What happened in the city of Cholula? Describe the situation.

4. Why did some of the natives lose faith in the Dominicans? What did they do? How did the Dominicans feel about this?

5. Who confronted Bono? What reply did Bono give?

6. 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?

7. Where did the Spaniards first land in the Indies? What happened in this first encounter?

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

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

10. What happened to the natives that were captured? Give examples from the book.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the Spanish treat the natives in the New World? Give at least three specific examples from the book to back up your answer. Why did they treat them like this?

Essay Topic 2

Why did the Spanish enslave the native people? What tasks were the slaves made to do? What effect did the enslavement have on the native people and on their societies?

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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