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    • The word "pueblo" comes from the Spanish word "town". Spanish explorers first came across the Indians in the 16th century. • In most Pueblo tribes men were responsible for farming and warfare where as women took care of the home and family. • War/Battle of Acoma Pueblo‚ January 1599 o Spanish conquistadors Vs. Acoma Native Americans o Modern day New Mexico o For the first two days the Spanish and Acoma skirmished inconclusively until Zaldivar developed a plan to breach the pueblo using a small

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    flourish‚ or be left behind in terms of welfare. Sowhy exactly were the Europeans able to conquer the America’s‚ and why is it that they are said to be “accidental conquerors”? To start‚ at that time‚ the America’s were settled largely by Native Americans of course‚

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    examples are probably conquest of The New World‚ Africa‚ Australia‚ and so on. They didn’t go there mainly to dominate the native cultures‚ but to gain money from local resourses and political power. Now we might ask why didn’t they "just" exploit the land and leave the native cultures be. Which brings me to the second reason‚ which is more from a cultural perspective. Example: Why did Spanish conquistadors think the natives in Sounth America couldn’t be human and

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    Why was Stalin able to defeat his political rivals so easily in the years 1924-1929? Stalin started his prominent rise in the leadership of the Soviet Union in 1924 after Lenin died of Neurosyphilis and a Stroke. During Lenin’s final years as leader of the Bolshevik party‚ Stalin was one of the main men to take care of him‚ which is one of the reasons why Lenin made him the General Secretary in 1922‚ a job which later on in his career greatly helped Stalin further his cause to become the dictator

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    The Spanish conquistadors aimed to express their power through the destruction of the ancient books not only to support their mission‚ but also to maintain a great control over the native population and force them into obedience. Horan and Begay emphasized the intolerant behavior of the Spaniards against other religions to explain the spark behind this incident‚ they stated that under Diego de Landa’s command the Mayan books were “burnt by the thousands because they were written by people who did

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    The Spanish Encounter the Native Americans During the 15th and 16th century‚ many of the nations in Europe were in competition to find new land and resources. This drive for new wealth lead many of the nations in exploration to what they called “the new world”. Leading this charge was the nation of Spain. During Spain’s exploration of what is now known to be North and South America‚ the Spanish came across a plethora of indigenous people to these new lands. As documented in the writing of Christopher

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    Spanish Perception of Native Americans The first Spanish perceptions of the Native Americans were not filled with acceptance‚ but rather the belief that the natives were manipulative and ignorant people. The overview portrays the main conflicts in the conquistadores’ goals in the Americas. Some were in search of earning great wealth and taking advantage of the Native Americans where as other conquistadores was primarily focused on their mission in bringing Christ to the natives. For both main

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    Native Americans living in Southwest America in the seventeenth century came to see many changes in their society. Freedom for many Native people would be the right to practice their own religion‚ and keep up their traditions. When it came to land‚ power‚ or wealth‚ the Native people shared this among each other and had a structured way of living before European and Spanish arrival to their homeland. The Spanish craved wealth and land‚ and took over Southwest America making it like a prison to most

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    When she heard that the Spanish were coming she went to tilbury and made a famous speech. She said “My loving people‚ we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety‚ to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes‚ for fear of treachery; but I assure you I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear‚ I have always so behaved myself that‚ under God‚ I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my

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    was an early Native American value and many people still consider this value to be critical today. Quitting was despised by Native Americans and still is by people currently. During the initial days of the Native Americans‚ perseverance was such an essential value to the Native Americans. It was paramount because it showed strength‚ determination‚ and hard work. Native Americans persevered by fighting and putting in the work required for what they wanted to achieve. Native Americans never went down

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