Cortez meets Moctezuma

Observations by Master George Percy

“I want the natives to develop a friendly attitude toward us because I know that they are a people who can be made free and converted to our Holy Faith more by love than by force. I therefore gave red caps to some to some and glass beads to others. They hung the beads around their necks, along with some other things of slight value that I gave them… I wanted my men to take nothing from the people without giving something in exchange.”

Christopher Columbus, Log, October 12, 1492 

a. Briefly explain the point of view expressed by Columbus in the excerpt

b. Briefly explain what powerful group in Spain, other than the monarchy, Columbus would be appealing to in the above passage.

c. Provide an example of contact between European and the first inhabitants of America that is not consistent with the above passage.

LEQ: The Age of European Exploration and Discovery [1400-1600]

Part I – Briefly explain how the following topics changed exploration of the Western Hemisphere:

The development of the African slave trade

The introduction sugar and maize into people’s diets

Part II - LEQ Prompt:

To what extent did Native American’s encounters with Europeans contribute to maintaining continuity as well as foster change in Native American’s daily lives from 1492-1607?

Native American continuity 

Native American change

HW Task #5  -  SAQ  European Exploration and Discovery

a. Identify one key way in which the Spanish and American Indians interacted economically in the Western Hemisphere prior to 1650

b. Identify one key way in which the French and American Indians interacted economically in the Western Hemisphere prior to 1650.

c. Provide one piece of evidence to suggest how the interaction shaped relationships between French and American Indians or the Spanish and American Indians