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Chapter 2 - Further Colonization

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What made Hispaniola a bad place to live?

a)

War,

b)

Disease,

c)

Lack of food,

d)

All of the Above

2.

The conditions of Hispaniola were so bad that Spain sent __________ to work there.

a)

Slaves

b)

Criminals

c)

Boys

d)

Merchant class settlers

3.

What did the Indians do when Spanish theft, oppression and murder went unpunished?

a)

They took a nap

b)

They made peace treaties

c)

They rebelled

4.

The defeated Indians were to pay tribute first in ________.

a)

Gold

b)

Food

c)

Silver

d)

Fish

5.

What did the encomienda system demand as tribute?

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Love

d)

French Fries

6.

Why would a slave owner want to treat his personal slave well?

a)

Because they want no enemies

b)

Because a slave is like a plant

c)

Because he wants to treat others the way he wants to be treated

d)

So the slave will continue to work hard

7.

Before the colonization period was over, nearly all the original natives would be ___________.

a)

Wealthy

b)

Spanish

c)

Explorers

d)

Dead

8.

Columbus was good at...

a)

exploring

b)

governing

c)

carpentry

d)

dairy farming

9.

Why was the encomienda system worse than slavery?

a)

Because the people in charge didn't own the workers or value preserving their lives.

b)

Because the workers were not used to working so many long hours.

c)

Because they workers had no free time to rest and recreate.

d)

Because all of the other answers combined.

10.

In what area did Columbus fail?

a)

As an explorer

b)

As a governor

c)

As a carpenter

d)

As a dairy farmer

11.

What did enemies of Columbus accuse him of?

a)

Being strict

b)

Being kind to men of Spanish blood

c)

All of the above

12.

Columbus sailed under the flag of Spain though he was born in ___________.

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Bohemia

13.

Whom did the colonists think should rule them?

a)

A criminal, not an outlaw

b)

A Spaniard, not an Italian

c)

A Jesuit, not a Franciscan

d)

A kind person, not a meek person

14.

What did Columbus do to seven of the worst of the outlaws?

a)

Invited them over for dinner

b)

Presented them with an honorary medal

c)

Had them hanged

d)

Made them apologize

15.

What was the name of the investigator sent to replace Columbus as governor?

a)

Bobadilla

b)

Quesadilla

c)

Chihuahua

16.

When Bobadilla arrived at Hispaniola, he __________ Columbus.

a)

paid

b)

arrested

c)

thanked

d)

considered mildly

17.

The king and queen gave Columbus a gift for ___________.

a)

discovering new lands for Spain

b)

being such a good governor

c)

sailing so well

18.

Columbus received the title of _____________.

a)

Discoverer of America

b)

Admiral of the Ocean Sea

c)

The First American

19.

In 1504, Columbus chose to _________ from the sea.

a)

flee

b)

retire

c)

return

d)

escape

20.

In his last years Columbus felt ___________.

a)

joy and sorrow

b)

anger and hatred

c)

sick and tired

21.

What were Columbus dying words?

a)

"Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there."

b)

"Lord, now you let your servant go in peace."

c)

“Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit”

d)

"Sweet, sweet solitude!"

22.

What year did Columbus die?

a)

1504

b)

1492

c)

1506

d)

1517

23.

Man cannot serve God and ____________.

a)

justice

b)

mammon

c)

men

d)

wives

24.

The LOVE of MONEY is the _______________________.

a)

pride of all lives

b)

enjoyment of all pleasures

c)

root of all evil

d)

source of all cancer.

25.

What virtues are the opposite of loving money?

a)

integrity

b)

steadfastness and a gentle spirit

c)

piety

d)

faith and love

e)

all of these!

26.

The _____________ priests were the first to champion the cause of justice for the Indians.

a)

Franciscan

b)

Dominican

c)

Jesuit

d)

Carmelite

27.

What did Juan Garcez describe to the Dominican friars?

a)

the humane ways he and other Spaniards had treated the natives

b)

the inhuman ways he and other Spaniards had treated the natives

c)

the unjust ways he had shoplifted from the early Dominican grocery stores

28.

When Garcez described the Spanish treatment of the Native Americans, what did the friars discover?

a)

Everything he had said was true

b)

He were not detailed enough

c)

His stories were too graphic to tell children

29.

Who was chosen to preach the first sermon against cruelty?

a)

Diego Columbus

b)

King Ferdinand

c)

Father Montesino

d)

Saint Dominic

30.

How did the friars show their support for Father Montesino's message?

a)

They brought flowers to the ceremony.

b)

They signed their name to his sermon.

c)

The hosted a big party to welcome all his friends.

31.

What did Father Montesino accuse the Spanish colonists of? ()

a)

A. Living in a state of mortal sin

b)

B. Being a voice of one crying in the desert

c)

C. Cruelty and tyranny over these innocent people

d)

All of the Above

e)

Answers A and C

32.

What does Father Montesino tell the colonists they are bound to do? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. 😁)

a)

Overwhelm the natives with work

b)

Give the natives sufficient food

c)

Love the natives as themselves

d)

Teach them to know God

e)

Be buried in lethargic sleep

33.

After his sermon, the powerful colonists wanted to ___________ Father Montesino.

a)

kill

b)

reward

c)

honor

d)

reprimand

34.

Who agreed with Father Montesino?

a)

The Colonists

b)

All the priests

c)

Diego Columbus

35.

Who made Father Montesino's job very difficult?

a)

The King

b)

The Queen

c)

Friends of slaveowners who were still in Spain

d)

Native Americans

36.

What word BEST DESCRIBES the king's reaction to Father Montesino's message?

a)

Scared

b)

Forgetful

c)

Cool

d)

Astonished

37.

The king’s committee stated that the Indians were ________________.

a)

slaves

b)

free men

c)

prisoners of war

d)

worth little in the eyes of men

38.

What kind of work did the king's committee recommend for the Indians?

a)

Work that is beneficial to them

b)

Work that allows them to stray from the faith

c)

Work that has no fruit

d)

Work that obtains good results

39.

The regulations of the king didn’t help the Indians because _______________.

a)

They were lost at sea

b)

They were not enforced

c)

They never were printed

d)

They were too hard to understand