History of the Americas Review Questions

(some) Possible ID Terms:
The Starving Time
Jamestown
Admiral Penn
The New Laws of 1544
Oliver Cromwell
Indentured Servants
Jean-Baptist Colbert
Signoreal
The Intolerable Acts
Second Continental Congress
Legba (Ellegua)
Vincent Oge
Gens de couleur
Gran Colombia
Possible short answer questions:
Read the following quote from your reading, and then answer this question: How was the impossibility of English self-sufficiency integral to the foundation of mercantilism?

1. The ideal was a self-sufficient England, but in practice, such self-sufficiency was impossible. Colonies were seen as a means of reducing the nation’s dependence on foreign countries.
Increasing the population of New France was central to the imperialist goals of Jean Baptist Colbert. Why, and what steps did the French government take in both the short and long term to ensure a large Canadian colonial population? Your answer should focus on explaining the imperial motivations behind creating and maintaining a large colonial empire.

2. The Haitian Revolution was brought about by a Crisis of Expectations amongst the middle class, yet ultimately it destroyed that class. What was this crisis and how did it resolve itself? Please explain how and why the revolution ultimately did not satisfy the desires of this crisis.
During the period of political unrest in England (1649-1688) the colonies underwent a period of “benign [not harmful] or salutary [beneficial] neglect.” How did this effect the lives of the Colonial British?

3. What were the motivations and consequences of Simon Bolivar’s political life? How and why did he become the “Great Liberator” and why did he feel that his revolution was ultimately a failure?

Possible Essay Topics: be prepared to discuss all the following topics in essay form. If you are interested in possible essay questions, please email me!

Creolization and Nationalism

Revolution and Post-Colonialism

History of the Americas TEST review

Hey Guys, here is the famous "list" of things YOU need to be familiar with for our upcoming test! GOOD LUCK!

The Virginia Company
The Northwest Passage
Joint-Stock Venture
Church of England
The Starving Time
Cash Crops
Indentured Servants
Mercantilism
Puritans
The Mayflower
Plymouth Plantation
Boston
"A Citty on a Hille"
Triangle Trade
Fur Trading
Montreal
Quebec
Jean Baptiste Colbert
Signoreal
Subsidized Immigration
Iroquois
Ohio
The Appalachian Mountains
The French and Indian War
The Plains of Abraham
The Proclamation of 1763
The Sons of Liberty
Sam Adams
Paul Revere
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Patrick Henry
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Massacre
The Intolerable Acts
The Townsend Duties
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Declaration of Independence
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Yorktown
The Articles of Confederation
The Constitution of the United States of America

Tonights Reading: History of the Americas

Hey guys, here is a great article on the Boston Massacre! Read up!

http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/winter96/massacre.html

History of the Americas reading tongiht! (Feb 27)

Hey guys. I would like yout o have finished the next chapter of our Canada handout by saturday, so make sure you begin now! i will be lecturing on this material tomorrow, so the more you've read, the better questions you will have!

History of the Americas, QUIZ REVIEW!

History of the Americas: Review Sheet on Jamestown and Plymouth!
Below are the topics which I expect you to discuss intelligently on your upcoming quiz (this Tuesday!)

1. Why and how was the Jamestown colony settled? What were the goals of its founders? How did these goals endanger the lives of Jamestown’s first colonists, and even, the existence of the colony itself?

2. After 1624, a massive change can be observed in the Virginia Colony. What was this change, and how did it manifest itself socially, politically and economically?

3. The switch from a labor reliance on Indentured Servants to African slaves signaled a massive social change in Virginia. Why did this switch occur, and what was its result?

4. Why was the Pilgrim experience in Plymouth Colony (1620) so radically different from that of those in Jamestown (1607)? What major differences created such dichotomous (use a dictionary) experiences?

5. As a mass exodus of Puritans from England resulted in a booming growth in Boston, and a land hunger drove farmers to Virginia, two very different societies developed in the British North American Colonies (hereafter referred to as BNAC). Please describe these societies, and the geo-economic features which helped define them!

History of the Americas Reading!

Hey guys, read up!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Colony

History of the Americas Jamestown Reading Assignement

Hey guys, make sure you complete the reading handed out today in class, and type up COMPLETE answers to questions 1-4.
Pay close attention to the dates and names of our primary sources!

History of the Americas Review Sheet

Hey Guys, here is your review sheet!

History of the Americas Possible IDs/Topics for essays:

Ferdinand and Isabella
The Reconquista
Christopher Colombus
Hispanola
Santo Domingo
Tiano
Tribute
Hacienda
Colonial Model
Ingenio
Trapiche
Crisis of Expectations
Smallpox
Monopoly
Piracy
Encroachment
Contraband Trade
Imperialism
Hegemony
Diego Velazquez
Hernan Cortes
Geronimo de Aguilar
Dona Marina (la malinche)
Veracruz
Tlaxcalan
Totonac
Cholulan
Aztec
Quetzecoatl
Monteuczuma
Nuahtl
Encomienda
Gente Decente
Gente de Pueblo
Mestizaje
The New Laws of 1542
Repartimiento
Potosi
Evangelization
The Pope
The Mission

History of the Americas QUIZ TOMORROW Nov. 29

QUIZ TOMORROW on Patterns of Settlement, Spanish Impact on Native Culture and Colonial Governance. Questions and answers will cover all data covered in your Williamson reading and Lectures, as well as the info from your Large Packet Readings.
See you tomorrow!
J

History of the Americas Reading for Nov. 20

Hey guys, Please read the following Letter from an Aztec to his sons. Then please answer the following questions:

1. In this letter an Aztec calls for his sons to accept Spanish Hegemony. Why?

2. How does the author of this letter view the Spanish overlords (encomenderos)?

3. How does the author think that the Native Aztecs may survive in the Spanish Empire? How will this method of survival impact Aztec culture and society?

Excerpted from:
http://www.ambergriscaye.com/pages/mayan/aztec.html (77 of 88)11/18/2006 2:08:38 PM

My beloved children, today on the second day of Toxcati [one of the 20-days "months"] of 15 3 1, on the day that belongs o the one ... true God, who is in heaven and on the earth and everywhere in the world; ... know that everywhere the lords who are in charge of the people are very sad because of what ... the white men of Castile have done and are still doing ....

It is obvious how they punish the revered lords of the towns, those who were in charge of the people, who had the rod [symbol of authority]; it is clear how they are put in prison, because the men of Castile are not satisfied with what they are given, and [they] do not surrender their gold nor their precious stones. It is well known how they jeer at our revered women and daughters.

They are not quiet, except solely with gold and precious stones. They make fun of the wives of those who ruled. They are not quiet but when they burn the others, as they burned alive the greatly revered lord of Michoacan, the great Caltzontzin. Thus they behaved with
other great lords who were in charge, who ruled there in Xalapan, TlaxcaIan, Tecuantepec, Oaxyacac, and [other] towns and chiefdoms where the envious, gold-hungry Christians also entered.... How much blood was shed! It was our fathers' blood! And what for? Why was it done? Learn it once and for all: because they want to impose themselves upon us, because they are utterly gold hungry, voracious of what belongs to others: our chiefdoms, our revered women and daughters, and our lands.
It is known that the Castilian Cortes, the recently named Marques del Valle, was authorized, there in Castile, to come to distribute our lands. Thus it is said ... that secretly the lord Marques will come to take our lands, take possession of ourselves and establish new towns. And where will they throw us? Where will they place us? A very great sadness afflicts us. What will we do, my sons?
Still my heart recovers. I [i.e., the supposed founder of the city] remember, I will establish a town here ... on the slopes of Axochco mountain, in Xaltipac [On the Sand's Surface]. Because from down there to here is the place of the men of Axochco. From down there on, this land is ours, it was left to us by our grandfathers, it was their property since ancient times.
I remember, I will establish a little temple where we will place the new god that the men from Castile have given us. Truly this new god wants us to worship him. What will we do, my sons? Let us receive the water on our heads [be baptized], let us give ourselves to the men of Castile, perhaps in this way they will not kill us.
Let us remain here, Do not trespass [by] going on another's land, perhaps in this way they will not kill us. Let us follow them; thus, perhaps we will awaken their compassion. It will be good if we surrender entirely to them. Oh, that the true god who resides in heaven will help us [coexist] close to the men of Castile. And in order that they will not kill us, we will not claim all our lands. We will reduce in length the extension of our lands, and that which remains, our fathers will defend. Now I declare that, in order for them not to kill us.... we accept to have water poured on our heads, that we worship the new god, as I declare he is the same as the one we had.
Now I reduce in length our lands. Thus it will be. Their limits will begin in the direction from which the sun rises and continue ... [he mentions each of the limits].
I presume that for this small piece of land they will not kill us. It does not matter that it was much larger. This is my decision because I do not want my sons to be killed. Therefore, we will work only this little piece Of land, and thus our sons will do so. Let us hope in this manner they will not kill us ...

History of the Americas New Reading

Hey guys,
Lets try this ONE more time. Please read the section entitled "Patterns of Settlement". This time, let us focus on what we haven't adressed so far. Focus on pages 80-84. Tomorrow my lecture will speak to the form of government that spaniards set up on the continent. THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT. Also, please bring your reading with you tomorrow so I can walk you through it. MAKE SURE YOU BRING the Penguin History.
Please pay close attention to the discussion of the political impact of encomienda.
I will see you tomorrow. Day 1 begins tomorrow.

History of the Americas Homework (due nov. 12)

Hey guys, here is your reading for next class!

The big handout pp. 127 and 128
AND
Edwin Williamson chapter 3, pp 77 to 84 "Patterns of Settlement"

History of the Americas TAKE HOME QUESTIONS

TAKE HOME ESSAY! (30 points)
Please choose ONE of the following essay questions. Then, using your readings and notes, COMPLETELY and ACCURATELY answer the question. Your essay should contain DIRECT supporting quotes from your reading and notes. Also, I expect your essay to be properly footnoted. If you are confused about citation in any way, use www.citationmachine.net

Your essay must have a minimum of 400 words and a maximum of 1500. It is to be turned in either on hard copy or electronic mail by 1:30 PM, November 7th.

NO ESSAYS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DEADLINE.

1. Please explain the political, economic and societal impact of the Spanish institution of encomienda.

2. Please, using the colonial model, analyze the Conquest of Mexico. After doing so, please highlight the differences and similarities that exist between the colonial experience on the island of Hispanola and modern day Mexico.

HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS TEST REVIEW

REVIEW topics for the test.

Hey guys, make sure that you can answer the following questions COMPLETELY and INTELLIGENTLY, using both class notes and your readings:

1. Please explain (using specific examples) how Cortes was able to politically manipulate and confuse the Aztec empire early in his conquest.

2. Why were some tribal empires (i.e. Tlaxcalan and Totonac) so ready to ally with Cortes?

3. How did the arrival of Porfiro de Narvaez catalyze Aztec-Spanish relations?

4. What is encomienda? What were the political, social, and economic impacts of its creation after the fall of the Aztec? empire?

5. Use the Colonial Model to identify the similarities and differences in the Colonial experiences of the Caribbean and Mexico. Your answer should take into account political, economic and social factors.

6. Why did Spanish hegemony result in dramatically different misogenistic cultures in the Caribbean and Mexico?

GOOD LUCK!

-j

History of the Americas Homework and Extra Credit (October 30)

History of the Americas students --

make sure you read pgs 85-90 from your big handout tonight to review the final steps of the Spanish conquest of the aztecs and the institution of encomienda! Its a very important factor (both economically and socially) in mexico to this day, so make sure you come in with questions.

Also, for a little fun, I've provided the following pictures! This one the right is a mexican map of Tenochtitlan at the time of conquest.

I will give you extra credit on the upcoming test if you can figure out what this picture below is of, and write a paragraph telling me why you think it is what you think it is! (hows that for good english!)

GOOD LUCK!




















Also, for more images of Tenochtitlan through the ages up to the modern day, check out the following web site!
www.mexicomaxico.org/Tenoch/Tenoch5.htm

History of the Americas Eid Homework!

History of the Americas reminder:
After Eid break you should be through chapter 6 of your Hassig readings! Take your time and don't rush, you have nine days to enjoy it...
happy holidays!
-j

History of the Americas Syllabus

Hey guys, here is your reading for tonight (October 10) Read Carefully!

From: The Penguin History of the Americas, Edwin Williamson

pp. 16-22

AND answer the following questions...

1. How did the the conquest of Mexico seem similar to the conquest of the island of Hispanola?

2. Can you see the steps of the colonial model reflected? What similarities exist?

History of the Americas Take Home Question

Here is your take home question!

Please answer the following question using Microsoft Word, 12pt Times New Roman font, double spaced. DON'T Play with the margins, and please use the following link to assure that you are footnoting appropriately!

Using your reading, please tell the story of the colonization of the Spanish Caribbean. Pay special attention to HISTORICAL FORCES (such as migration, Crises of Expectations, Imperialism, and Hegemony.) Using the steps of the colonial model as a guide, be sure to address each step and its causal impact! Your essay should be as compelete as possible, and address political, cultural, religious, and economic factors. Good luck!!! (30 points)

for citation help: use APA style

http://citationmachine.net/

HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS QUIZ!!!!

There will be a History of the Americas quiz on SATURDAY!!!! (Oct 7)
be sure to study up. Focus particularly on the issues we have addressed in class, but also be strongly familiar with your Eric Williams readings and the Colonial Model.

some topics that WILL be assessed:
The conquest and colonialization of the island of Hispanola and the surrounding region.
Economics and Slavery within the Spanish Empire.
Sugar and its societal impact.
Power stuggles in Europe and their impact in the Colonial Caribbean.
Hegemony and Colonization
Imperialism and the impact on Africans in the Caribbean.
GOOD LUCK!

HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS QUIZ ON SATURDAY!

QUIZ SATURDAY! (for serious)

Hey guys, a quick reminder, there will be a quiz on the Colonization of Hispanola on Saturday. It will have 2 id's and an essay, very simmilar to our formative trial run this week. Make sure you review your class notes and readings from both the Colonial Model Handout and the Eric Williams book. Be sure you are familiar with the following terms and can readily use them to analyze the historic period we are studying:
Crisis of Expectations
Hegemony
Imperialism
Free Market Economy
Hacienda
Tribute System

See you all on Saturday! Cheers and Ramadan Kareem