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Spanish Conquest

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Cortes gain allies?

a)

Using terror

b)

Using persuasion

c)

Using threats

2.

Tenochtitlan, which was invaded by Hernan Cortes, was located in (a)   . Nowadays called the ruins of Templo Mayor.

3.

What did Pizarro and Almagro do?

a)

Conquered the Incas.

b)

Discovered America.

c)

Traveled with Columbus

4.

Where did the Spaniards capture Atahualpa?

a)

Cajamarca

b)

Quito

c)

Cusco

5.

The Spaniards were able to defeat the Incas thanks to.....

a)

alliances with indigenous people

b)

the help of the caravels

c)

the financial support of Spanish monarchs

6.

Spaniards used ............... in battle which indigenous people had never seen.

a)

horses

b)

camels

c)

llamas

7.

Spaniards used .....................

a)

fire weapons

b)

stone weapons

c)

magical weapons

8.

Which of the following was brought by the Spaniards and killed many people?

a)

Religion

b)

Diseases

c)

Horses

9.

Why did Bartolome' de la Casas write passages like this to the king of Spain?

a)

to show the king how easy it was to conquer the new lands in the Americas

b)

to ask the king to send more people to the colonies as the lands had become de-populated

c)

to notify the king of the poor treatment of the Native Americans by the Spanish conquistadors

d)

to ask the king for more supplies to establish trade routes and help improve economic situation

10.

In the excerpt above, Bartolome de la Casa is arguing

a)

that more priests are needed to teach the Native Americans about Christianity.

b)

that Native Americans need to be conquered if they do not accept Christianity.

c)

that Native Americans should not be mistreated and attacked by the Spanish.

d)

that Native Americans should be taught Christianity at all costs and in any manner.

11.

What was the goal of de la Casas?

a)

an increase in trade

b)

an end of the encomienda system

c)

the establishment of military forts

d)

the equal exchange of cultural learning

12.

Why did Europeans stop using Native Americans as a labor force and bring African slaves to the New World instead?

a)

Native Americans refused to work for low wages.

b)

The majority of Native American workers died from diseases.

c)

It was cheaper to transport enslaved Africans to the work locations.

d)

Native Americans destroyed crops and mines as a form of protest.

13.

What was the primary motivation for the Spanish Conquest of the Americas?

a)

A) To spread Christianity

b)

B) To find new trade routes

c)

C) To acquire wealth and resources

d)

D) To escape European conflicts

14.

Which of the following was a significant effect of the Spanish Conquest on the indigenous populations of the Americas?

a)

A) Increase in indigenous population

b)

B) Introduction of new agricultural techniques

c)

C) Spread of European diseases

d)

D) Establishment of democratic governments

15.

Who was the leader of the Aztec Empire at the time of the Spanish Conquest?

a)

A) Montezuma II

b)

B) Atahualpa

c)

C) Tupac Amaru

d)

D) Huayna Capac