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1. Describe Columbus's first impressions of the new land he "discovered" and the people who live there.
2 How did the Spanish treat the peoples they conquered? Please provide specific examples from the essay.
3. How would you explain the treatment of the Indians? Was it all about greed for gold, land and other riches? Was it prejudice towards a supposedly inferior race? Or was it a combination of factors?
4. Explain the system that Columbus developed to encourage the natives to find gold and the punishment he inflicted if they failed.
5. What was the likely disease that killed so many Native Americans when Columbus came back on his second voyage and established the town of Isabella?
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