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1. After finding the Caribbean and the arawaks native to the Caribbean which of the following quickly became the clear aim of Columbus and the Spanish?

A) To team up and develop new technology

B) To acquire salves and gold

C) To acquire knowledge and understanding

D) To initiate fair trade

2. which of the following snippets did Columbus write in his log ( journal) upon his arrival in the Caribbean?

A) we have been taken captive and we are afraid for our lives.

B) They have no iron. Their spears are made of cane.... They would make fine servants...

C) there is lot to be lawn from people here. They are in much more in harmony with their environment and each other than we are...

D) unfortunately there is nothing for us to do here. There is no valuable resources that we can take advantage form of.

3. Why were people native or indigenous to the land we now call American labeled Indians?

A) the term Indian or injun originated in twenty century American western film which frequently depicted native Americans as threat to white settlements in midwestern, western and southwestern U.S

B) the term Indian originated as the Dakota word for invader in pre Colombian and west Colombian American

C) the term Indian originated with the Indian motorcycle company which was founded in 1905 in spirit lake lowa

D) the term Indian originated in Christopher Columbus midterm idea that he had discovered a new route to Asia and the indies when he arrived in the Caribbean

4. Rather than focus on the point of view of government conquerors diplomats and leaders Howard Zinn chooses to focus on the point of view of which of the following?

A) ordinary people , the oppressed and the victimized

B) the middle class

C) the successful, the wealthy and the famous

D) children