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CAPE History Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 2 · Question 1(a)

Based on Documents I, II, and III regarding Spanish settlements in the Caribbean up to 1600.

With reference to Document I, explain THREE causes of the high mortality among enslaved Africans in Hispaniola.

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  1. 1(b)(i)With reference to Document I, suggest ONE motive, other than economic, for the royal directive to "take good care of [the Negroes]".[3 marks]
  2. 1(b)(ii)Explain TWO measures undertaken by the authorities to protect the enslaved Africans and indigenous labourers in the sixteenth century.[6 marks]
  3. 1(c)What does Document II suggest about the importance of the enslaved Africans in Hispaniola by 1550?[6 marks]
  4. 1(d)(i)With reference to Document III, outline the conclusion that can be drawn about the author's approach to managing enslaved people.[2 marks]
  5. 1(d)(ii)With reference to Document III, explain the extent to which the author's approach to managing enslaved people succeeded in preventing slave resistance in the…[4 marks]

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