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9 marksAtlantic Settlements to 1800

CAPE History Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2 · Question 1(a)

Questions relate to European settlement and rivalry in the Atlantic up to the seventeenth century, referencing three historical documents: Document I (Columbus's journal on finding gold), Document II (Treaty of Tordesillas), and Document III (Letter from Amsterdam regarding conflict and the West India Company).

With reference to Document I, outline THREE factors that motivated the Spanish conquest of the New World.

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  1. 1(b)Explain the reference to "controversy" in Document II.[3 marks]
  2. 1(c)With reference to Document III, describe THREE ways in which Spain's enemies established a permanent presence in the New World.[9 marks]
  3. 1(d)With reference to Documents I, II and III, explain THREE ways in which the various European powers sought to protect their interests in the New World.[9 marks]

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