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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 many natives do when threatened by the Spaniards?
2. The Spanish said that for every one Spaniard who died, how many natives would be killed?
3. When did the soldiers try to escape from the natives?
4. What was the first territory on which the Spanish landed?
5. What did the Spanish send after the people who escaped to the mountains?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was King Guarionex? What happened to him after the Spaniards came to the Indies?
2. How did Quesada treat the native people of New Granada? Give specific examples from the book.
3. Who confronted Bono? What reply did Bono give?
4. Where was the province of Cartagena located? What happened in this province when the Spanish arrived?
5. Who traveled to Peru in 1531? What was he looking for? What happened in the first few towns?
6. What was the kingdom of Xaragua like? Who led this kingdom?
7. Where did the Spaniards first land in the Indies? What happened in this first encounter?
8. What happened in the kingdoms of Marien and Maguana? Give examples from the book. What were these kingdoms known for?
9. What was the purpose of the expeditions? Was this purpose accomplished? Why or why not?
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
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
A number of reports were made about the atrocities committed in the New World. Why do you think nothing was done about it by the king of Spain or by groups like the Council of the Indies? Why do you think they continued to allow the abuses to happen? What were they focused on instead?
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