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CAPE History Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2 · Question 1(b)(i)

With reference to Document II, give ONE explanation for the devastating effects of European diseases on the indigenous people.

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  1. 1(a)With reference to Document I, discuss THREE reasons why Las Casas used the term "unjustly put to death".[9 marks]
  2. 1(b)(ii)With reference to Document II, discuss TWO effects, other than death, which these diseases had on the native population.[6 marks]
  3. 1(c)With reference to Document III, explain TWO means by which the indigenous peoples demonstrated their resistance to Spanish domination.[6 marks]
  4. 1(d)With reference to Documents I, II and III, explain TWO causes of death, other than diseases, among the indigenous people of the Caribbean, after the arrival of…[6 marks]

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