1.3 God or Mammon - Part 2

1.3 God or Mammon - Part 2

From "Evangelization of the New World" by James R. Leek

Multiple Choice

Why did Columbus send back a number of men to Spain?

• To remove extraordinary diseases from the island

• To safely ensure the native Americans were keeping peace

• To reduce the expense of the expedition

Multiple Choice

Which did Columbus claim the king desired more?

• the riches obtained from this people

• the salvation of this people by making them Christian

• Free gold

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT something Margarit did?

• Misuse women

• Extort Gold

• Take boys as slaves

• Bring the Indians salvation

Multiple Choice

What did Columbus' brother Diego tell Margarit and his men to do?

• Change their ways

• Go to heaven

• Send baskets back home

• Do their business more discreetly

Multiple Choice

Which of these might have been a reason very little gold was collected for the king and queen?

• The king and queen came to get the gold themselves

• Soldiers hid away their own private fortunes

• Diamonds were gathered rather than gold for the royalty

Multiple Choice

What was likely Columbus' emotion about the way the Natives now saw the Spanish?

• Relieved

• Anxious

• Friendly

• Determined

Multiple Choice

What did Ferdinand and Isabella think about slavery in the new world?

• They were approving of it.

• They were sad, but accepted it.

• They did not approve of it.

Multiple Choice

When Columbus brought natives of Hispaniola to Spain, what did Isabella order him to do under pain of death?

• Make good use of them

• Show mercy to them and make sure they had a comfortable life

• Bring them back

• Give them away

Multiple Choice

Who were the first Native Americans Columbus considered enslaving?

• The Natives of Hispaniola

• The Caribs of Caniba

• The Aborigines of Australia

• The pirates of the Caribbean

Multiple Choice

Which was NOT a motivation to enslave the Carib people?

• To provide universal human rights to the native Americans

• To pay for Columbus' expedition

• To secure peace in the Indies

Multiple Choice

What did the Spanish sovereigns decide?

• To wait to make a decision

• To enslave the Carib people

• To leave the continent altogether

Multiple Choice

Whom did Columbus want to round up at this point?

• The Justice League

• The once friendly natives

• The Caribs

Open Ended

7. How was Columbus dream for the colony of La Navidad different from the real colony?

7. Columbus had wanted to convert the natives and collect gold to send back to Spain...

But in reality, his men cruelly mistreated the Native Americans.

Open Ended

8. What was it that disturbed the peace of the island of Hispaniola? Could the disturbance have been avoided?

8. The rogue group that stayed behind, raided villages and stole women were the first disturbance of the peace.

They could have never done this! Alas... they did though...

Open Ended

9. If Father Buil had been interested in the personal development of the Indians, what would he have done differently?

9. If Father Buil had been interested in the personal development of the Indians,

He would have treated them with the dignity all humans deserve and not used them for his own gain.