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6 marksAtlantic Connections

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

Based on Documents I, II, and III regarding early contact between Europeans and West Africans and early Spanish settlements in the Americas.

With reference to Document I, outline THREE factors that led to contact between Europeans and West Africans up to 1492.

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  1. 1(b)With reference to Document II, outline THREE consequences of Spanish settlements up to 1600 for the indigenous population of the Caribbean.[9 marks]
  2. 1(c)With reference to Document III, suggest TWO possible reasons for the request for "heathen [bozales] negroes" to be taken to "this island" in the Caribbean.[6 marks]
  3. 1(d)Explain what Documents I, II and III indicate about the attitudes of the Europeans towards Amerindians and Africans.[9 marks]

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