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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. About how many pounds were the slaves required to carry?

2. What was the main Spanish policy toward the New World?

3. Only a small percentage of what was given to the Spanish purse?

4. What did the Spanish do to the women and girls?

5. What did Hatuey do with the gold?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did King Bacata agree to do? How did this turn out?

2. Who confronted Bono? What reply did Bono give?

3. Where is the river Yuyapari located? How was it discovered?

4. What happened between Pizzarro and King Atahualpa? How was Atahualpa killed?

5. Who was de las Casas? What was his reason for being in the New World?

6. What is the province of Santa Marta known as today? Why did the Spanish go to this province?

7. How did the Spaniards treat the native people that they encountered? Give examples from the book.

8. What was the kingdom of Xaragua like? Who led this kingdom?

9. Who traveled to Peru in 1531? What was he looking for? What happened in the first few towns?

10. The situation became worse for the natives after what happened? Why did this worsen the situation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The natives tried at times to fight back against the Spanish. Describe at least two situations in which the natives attacked the Spanish or fought back in some way. What was the outcome of the situation? Were the natives successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe what slavery was like for the native people. What tasks were they forced to perform? How were they treated? What dangers did they face? Why did so many of the enslaved natives die? How did the Spanish obtain their slaves?

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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