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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 Angulo send his letter?

2. Hernando de Soto arrived in what part of the New World?

3. What is known about the expeditions to the river Plate?

4. De Soto argued that what be cut from the survivors of his massacres?

5. Who was the first adventurer to lay eyes on New Granada?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the Spanish conquistadors kill the native people? Describe at least three different methods that the Spanish used. Why do you think they used such brutal measures against the natives?

Essay Topic 2

What effects do you think the Spanish conquest of the New World had? Use examples from the book to support your answer. Do you think that the Spanish presence was a benefit or did it hinder the people and societies of the New World? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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