Bartolome de Las Casas Article - Comprehension Questions

Why did the Spanish steal the Native Americans' land and take them as slaves?

• They were mad at the Native Americans for having better land.

• They were greedy and wanted to be rich.

• They hated anyone who wasn't Spanish.

• They didn't think they were hurting anyone.

What was the name of the system that allowed the Spanish people to have Native American land and keep indigenous people as slaves?

• encomiendas

• exploitation

• enslaved

• indigenous

What famous explorer did Bartolome de Las Casas's father and uncle sail with?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Cortes

• De Soto

• Columbus

In what year did Bartolome de Las Casas come to the Americas?

• 1651

• 1342

• 1502

• 1723

What island did Bartolome de Las Casas live on?

• Hispaniola

• Cuba

• Galveston

• Hawaii

What job did Bartolome de Las Casas have?

• farmer

• priest

• mapmaker

• king

How did Bartolome de Las Casas convince the king of Spain to change the laws to treat the Native Americans better?

• He argued with him.

• He gave him a tour of Hispaniola.

• He sent him letters about what was happening.

• He wrote a book about what was happening.

What was Bartolome de Las Casas's second book about?

• A history of Spanish conquest of the Americas

• His favorite island recipes

• How he realized slavery was wrong

• Why he became a priest

Which Native Americans lived in Peru?

• Aztec

• Inca

• Karankawa

• Comanche