exploring and their views on the Natives they encountered. Although both Columbus and de Champlain had vested interests in the success of their explorations‚ Columbus was far more the mercenary. Columbus‚ an Italian‚ had first offered his services to Portugal‚ France‚ and England before finally getting the Spanish sovereigns King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel to grant him permission and funding for a voyage. (p.66). He was therefore indebted to his employers so he claimed‚ without reservation for Spain
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Taking Sides Morgan‚ Edmond. American Slavery‚ American Freedom. (W. W. Norton‚ 1975). Kupperman‚ Karen. The Jamestown Project. (Harvard University Press‚ 2007) Kidd‚ Thomas. The Great Awakening: The Roots of Evangelical Christianity in Colonial America (Yale University Press‚ 2007) Butler‚ Jon. Enthusiasm Described and Decried: The Great Awakening as Interpretive Fiction. Journal of American History (September 1982)
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that the indigenous people endured during the early stages of the Spanish conquest of the Greater Antilles‚ particularly the island of Hispaniola. Las Casas’s point of view can be described as being heavily against some of the Spanish methods of colonization‚ which‚ as he described them‚ inflicted great losses on the indigenous occupants of the islands. His account was largely responsible for the adoption of the New Laws of 1542‚ which abolished native slavery for the first time in European colonial
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Portugal Portugal is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in South Western Europe. It largest city is Lisbon which is also the capital city. The official language is Portuguese and the population is increasing just over ten million. Portugal has a unitary semi-presidential republic (Assembly of the republic). Portugal is an integral part of PIGS – which is a particular economic group in the Euro Zone. Geographic Location: Portugal is located on the western coast of the Iberian Peninsula and plateau
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on July 17‚ 1566. He was a Spanish historian and Dominican friar‚ who advocated in favor of the native people‚ eventually he became known as the Protector of the Indians. De las Casas condemned the Europeans brutal treatment of the natives in the Americas‚ in addition to fighting for the abolition of slavery. According to Encyclopedia Britannica Online‚ “In 1502 he left [Seville] for Hispaniola‚ in the West Indies‚ with the governor‚ Nicolás de Ovando. As a reward for his participation in various
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Compared to several other countries‚ including the United States‚ Portugal has taken a very liberal approach to addressing the drug problem in their country. In the early 2000’s‚ Portugal moved to decriminalize all possession and use of drugs ranging from marijuana to heroin and cocaine. A lot of good has resulted from Portugal’s progressive drug policy. At first‚ many were skeptical about whether or not this new policy would work‚ or if it would actually exacerbate the drug problem. People also
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For the first ten years of colonization‚ Hispaniola was the only colony in the Caribbean where the Spanish settled. In the 16thcentury‚ Hispaniola was the centre of the Spanish colonial system in the Caribbean. It was known as the Pearl of the Caribbean. Just like in the other colonies‚ the Tainos thought that the Spaniards were gods and welcomed them into their villages. Columbus believed that Hispaniola had gold and forced the Tainos to work in the mines. Columbus also made the Tainos pay the Spanish
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The Philippines Under Spanish Rule (1600s-1800s) REASONS FOR SPANISH COLONIZATION When King Charles send an expedition to the East‚ his purpose was for commercial. But when Legazpi succeeded laying foundation in the Philippines‚ the Spanish claim the archipelago in two reasons: first‚ since the Philippines was discovered under the patronage of Spain‚ Philippines therefore was owned by Spain; second‚ since Spain‚ being in actual possession of the Philippines‚ it had the right to colonize it. As such
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Hernando Cortes on Meeting Moctezuma & Destroying the Aztec Empire In the early 1500’s‚ people traveled their whole lifetime‚ all across the world‚ just to find two things‚ gold and property. Gold‚ the world basically revolved around it and you would do anything to just get your hands on it. It determined who you were in life‚ your social status and what kind of life you lived. You also wanted to own as much property as you could for multiple reasons. Having more land‚ led to more people‚ creating
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the Americas I. The Shaping of North America a. Existence of a super continent b. 10 million years ago the basic geological shape of N America emerged c. 2 million years ago - The Great Ice Age d. When the glaciers retreated (10‚000) N America’s current landscape for formed e. Only the Great Salt Lake exists as remains from Lake Bonneville II. Peopling the Americas a. The Great Ice Age also led to populating of N America b. Map pg 6 c. A land bridge once connected N America to the
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