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AP Success - AP World History: Colonial Dynamics in Hispaniola

Source 1

"Hispaniola, or St. Domingo, was the first settlement founded by Columbus: after he was gone, number of adventurers flocked thither, whose hearts were hardened by avarice and fanaticism. The safety of the Indians never entered the thoughts of these men... The Spaniards who landed on that coast pretended to be civilized, theh standard of Christ was borne before them, and they proclaimed themselves the propagators of his benevolent doctrines. How they practised his precepts may be judged of by the consequences of their arrival. It is computed that Hispaniola then contained a million of Indians; in reducing them to christianity and slavery, immense numbers were massacred by fire arms and blood hounds: when resistance cased, the wretched Indians having excessive tasks imposed upon them, and being forced to work in the mines, were consumed with labor and famine: and the remainder of this hapless race were totally extinguished by the Measles and Small Pox. "

An excerpt from the 1815 book The History of the Small Pox by James Carrick Moore. Digital Public Library of America.

Question 1

Multiple choice

According to the source, what was the initial attitude of the Spanish towards the indigenous people of Hispaniola?

Question 2

Multiple choice

What does the source imply was a significant factor in the decline of the indigenous population of Hispaniola?

Question 3

Multiple choice

The source describes the Spaniards' treatment of the Indians in Hispaniola as being driven by:

Question 4

Multiple choice

What does the source suggest about the Spaniards' proclaimed mission in Hispaniola?

Question 5

Multiple choice

The source indicates that the labor imposed on the Indians by the Spaniards was:

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