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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 post did Guzman hold?
2. The Spanish found that the gold in Cuzcatlan was mainly what?
3. On one occasion, 4000 natives carried loads. How many survived the ordeal?
4. About how many natives were killed in the Spanish search for gold?
5. The lord named Paris lived close to where?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who arrived in 1514? What was this person like? What were his goals for the mainland?
2. How did Avila treat the people in Nicaragua? Give specific examples from the book.
3. How did Quesada treat the native people of New Granada? Give specific examples from the book.
4. What did the Germans do to the prisoners that they took? Give specific examples from the book.
5. What happened to the people of Nicaragua after the Spanish arrived? Why couldn't they escape?
6. What happened to the natives that first escaped the Spaniards? What did the Spaniards do when the natives killed one of the soldiers?
7. What did King Bacata agree to do? How did this turn out?
8. What were the Friars worried about? What did they do in response to this worry?
9. Who traveled to Peru in 1531? What was he looking for? What happened in the first few towns?
10. What is the province of Santa Marta known as today? Why did the Spanish go to this province?
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
Describe Pizzarro's conquest of Peru. Why was he in Peru? How did he treat the native people there? Give at least two specific examples to back up your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Who was Montezuma? What did the Spanish do to him and his people? Give specific examples from the book. Why did the Spanish do these things? How did Montezuma and his people react?
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