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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 did the Spaniards do to Queen Huguanama?

2. What was the first territory on which the Spanish landed?

3. What did the Spanish do to the nobles and leaders?

4. What happened if the natives obeyed the Spanish?

5. When the natives did not obey the claims of the Spanish, they were labeled what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Fray Juan Fernandez de Angulo do?

3. Who led the conquest in Yucatan? How did he secure this position? What did he do in the conquest?

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. Why did de las Casas write his book? What did he hope to accomplish?

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

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

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

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

Compare and contrast the Spanish and the native people in their weapons and ability to impose their will on others. What advantages and disadvantages did each group have? Why were the Spanish able to conquer the native people?

Essay Topic 2

If you were the King or Queen of Spain, how would you have reacted to the letters sent to you by the Dominicans and other missionaries describing the abuse of the natives? What would you have done to change the situation? Why do you think the officials did not try to end the abuse?

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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