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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. What advantage did the Spaniards have over the native people?
2. When one Spanish commander couldn't sleep because of the screams, what did he ask the executioner to do?
3. Why did Guzman flee inland?
4. Why did the Spanish not abide by the rules?
5. What post did Guzman hold?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the Germans do to the prisoners that they took? Give specific examples from the book.
2. Why did de las Casas write the book? Who was his audience?
3. What happened to the natives that were captured? Give examples from the book.
4. Who was de las Casas? What was his reason for being in the New World?
5. What is the province of Santa Marta known as today? Why did the Spanish go to this province?
6. What reaction did the Spanish receive in Mexico City? What happened in the encounter?
7. How did the Guatemalans receive the Spanish? What did the Spanish do? How did the neighboring groups react?
8. What did the missionaries do? Were their actions successful? Why or why not?
9. How did the Spaniards treat the native people that they encountered? Give examples from the book.
10. What were the people in the mainland like? How did they change under the Spanish?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
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.
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