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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 & 18 The Mainland in the Region known as Florida & The River Plate.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Marién had what kind of mines?
(a) Gold and diamonds
(b) Gold and emeralds
(c) Gold and silver
(d) Gold and copper

2. What injury did the pearl fishers develop?
(a) Heart attacks
(b) Fish bites
(c) Sores on their back
(d) Lost limbs

3. About how many Spaniards did Paris and his men kill?
(a) 50
(b) 130
(c) 15
(d) 250

4. In what year did the expeditions to the river Plate take place?
(a) 1639
(b) 1522
(c) 1492
(d) 1587

5. What did many natives do when threatened by the Spaniards?
(a) Jumped into the ocean
(b) Threw a festival to win over the Spaniards
(c) Surrendered
(d) Hanged themselves

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did some of the native people try to escape to?

2. In what year did the new commander come to Santa Marta?

3. The German governor used the natives as what?

4. What was the topic of this letter?

5. In what year did de Soto arrive in the Mainland?

(see the answer key)

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