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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what year did the settlers travel inland from Santa Marta?
2. The Council of the Indies was more concerned about what than natives?
3. What happened to the chief who was taken hostage?
4. What characteristic did Angulo want to see in a commander?
5. What is known about the expeditions to the river Plate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
Why did Bartolome de las Casas write this book? What was he hoping to accomplish? Do you think he was successful in his aims? Why or why not?
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