DP History Questionbank
2: European explorations and conquests in the Americas (c1492–c1600)
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Description
- Exploration and conquest in North America: Columbus; conquest of the Caribbean; French and British exploration in North America
- Exploration and conquest in Latin America: Cortés and the conquest of the Aztecs; reasons for Spanish success and Aztec defeat; Pizarro and the conquest of the Incas; later defeat of Manco Inca; reasons for Spanish success and Inca defeat
- Economic impact of exploration and conquest: exploitation of resources; acquisition of gold and silver; fur trade; tobacco trade; the “Columbian Exchange”
- Treatment of indigenous populations; Law of Burgos (1512), New Laws of the Indies (1542); assimilation; eradication; social stratification; use of indigenous labour; women; multiracial issues
- European rivalries; Treaty of Tordesillas (1494); conflicting land claims based upon exploration; impact of conflicting claims
Directly related questions
- 17M.3op2.HL.TZ0.4: Discuss the consequences of the “Columbian Exchange” in the Americas.
- 17M.3op2.HL.TZ0.3: Evaluate the factors that led to the conquest of the Aztecs in 1521.
- 20N.3op2.HL.TZ0.4: Examine the impact of conquest in the Americas on indigenous women.
- 20N.3op2.HL.TZ0.3: “For Europeans in the Americas, the acquisition of gold and silver was more significant than...
- 17N.3op2.HL.TZ0.03: “The exploration and conquest of the Americas had a negative economic impact on the indigenous...
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17N.3op2.HL.TZ0.04:
Evaluate the impact of the Law of Burgos (1512) and the New Laws of the Indies (1542) on the indigenous populations of Spanish America.
- 21M.3op2.HL.TZ0.3: To what extent were colonizing countries successful in the exploitation of resources in the...
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21M.3op2.HL.TZ0.4:
“Bartolomé de las Casas improved the treatment of indigenous populations.” Discuss.
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18M.3op2.HL.TZ0.3:
Discuss the effects of the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) on the Americas.
- 18M.3op2.HL.TZ0.4: Evaluate the impact of the use of indigenous labour by the colonial powers on societies in the...
- 21N.3op2.HL.TZ0.3: Compare and contrast French and British exploration in North America.
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21N.3op2.HL.TZ0.4:
Evaluate the impact of Bartolomé de las Casas on the treatment of indigenous peoples in the Americas.
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18N.3op2.HL.TZ0.3:
Compare and contrast Spanish exploration of the Caribbean and British exploration of North America.
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18N.3op2.HL.TZ0.4:
“The New Laws of the Indies (1542) protected indigenous populations.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
- 22M.3op2.HL.TZ0.3: Compare and contrast French and British exploration and conquest in the Americas.
- 22M.3op2.HL.TZ0.4: Evaluate the impact of Spanish exploration and conquest on the indigenous populations in the...
- 19M.3op2.HL.TZ0.3: Examine the consequences of Cortés’s conquest of the Aztecs for Spanish exploration of Latin...
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19M.3op2.HL.TZ0.4:
Discuss the impact of the Law of Burgos (1512) on the indigenous peoples of Spanish America.
- 19N.3op2.HL.TZ0.3: Discuss the impact of Columbus’s exploration on the Americas.
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19N.3op2.HL.TZ0.4:
“Political instability was the most significant factor in the defeat of the Incas.” Discuss.
- 19N.3op2.HL.TZ0.5: To what extent did two colonial governments overcome political challenges?
Sub sections and their related questions
Exploration and conquest in North America: Columbus; conquest of the Caribbean; French and British exploration in North America
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18N.3op2.HL.TZ0.3:
Compare and contrast Spanish exploration of the Caribbean and British exploration of North America.
- 19N.3op2.HL.TZ0.3: Discuss the impact of Columbus’s exploration on the Americas.
- 21N.3op2.HL.TZ0.3: Compare and contrast French and British exploration in North America.
- 22M.3op2.HL.TZ0.3: Compare and contrast French and British exploration and conquest in the Americas.
Exploration and conquest in Latin America: Cortés and the conquest of the Aztecs; reasons for Spanish success and Aztec defeat; Pizarro and the conquest of the Incas; later defeat of Manco Inca; reasons for Spanish success and Inca defeat
- 17M.3op2.HL.TZ0.3: Evaluate the factors that led to the conquest of the Aztecs in 1521.
- 17N.3op2.HL.TZ0.03: “The exploration and conquest of the Americas had a negative economic impact on the indigenous...
- 19M.3op2.HL.TZ0.3: Examine the consequences of Cortés’s conquest of the Aztecs for Spanish exploration of Latin...
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19N.3op2.HL.TZ0.4:
“Political instability was the most significant factor in the defeat of the Incas.” Discuss.
- 22M.3op2.HL.TZ0.4: Evaluate the impact of Spanish exploration and conquest on the indigenous populations in the...
Economic impact of exploration and conquest: exploitation of resources; acquisition of gold and silver; fur trade; tobacco trade; the “Columbian Exchange”
- 17M.3op2.HL.TZ0.4: Discuss the consequences of the “Columbian Exchange” in the Americas.
- 17N.3op2.HL.TZ0.03: “The exploration and conquest of the Americas had a negative economic impact on the indigenous...
- 20N.3op2.HL.TZ0.3: “For Europeans in the Americas, the acquisition of gold and silver was more significant than...
- 21M.3op2.HL.TZ0.3: To what extent were colonizing countries successful in the exploitation of resources in the...
Treatment of indigenous populations; Law of Burgos (1512), New Laws of the Indies (1542); assimilation; eradication; social stratification; use of indigenous labour; women; multiracial issues
- 17N.3op2.HL.TZ0.03: “The exploration and conquest of the Americas had a negative economic impact on the indigenous...
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17N.3op2.HL.TZ0.04:
Evaluate the impact of the Law of Burgos (1512) and the New Laws of the Indies (1542) on the indigenous populations of Spanish America.
- 18M.3op2.HL.TZ0.4: Evaluate the impact of the use of indigenous labour by the colonial powers on societies in the...
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18N.3op2.HL.TZ0.4:
“The New Laws of the Indies (1542) protected indigenous populations.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
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19M.3op2.HL.TZ0.4:
Discuss the impact of the Law of Burgos (1512) on the indigenous peoples of Spanish America.
- 20N.3op2.HL.TZ0.4: Examine the impact of conquest in the Americas on indigenous women.
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21M.3op2.HL.TZ0.4:
“Bartolomé de las Casas improved the treatment of indigenous populations.” Discuss.
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21N.3op2.HL.TZ0.4:
Evaluate the impact of Bartolomé de las Casas on the treatment of indigenous peoples in the Americas.
European rivalries; Treaty of Tordesillas (1494); conflicting land claims based upon exploration; impact of conflicting claims
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18M.3op2.HL.TZ0.3:
Discuss the effects of the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) on the Americas.
