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9/25/09 1. Hernan Cortes Conquers Mexico (1519-1526)


 * A**- The author of this source is Hernan Cortes. He is the primary source in writing his own letter.
 * P**- This letter from Hernan Cortes was sent from Segura de la Frontera on October 30, 1520.
 * P**- Hernando Cortes arrived in Mexico in 1519. Muteczuma, the Aztec ruler, invited him in without a fight because they believed he was a god. He was given almost half of their gold but he was still not satisfied. Cortez forced the Aztecs to mine for more gold and made a sport of killing them. Finally, in 1520 the Aztecs rebelled and drove Cortes out of Mexico. He returned a year later with more men to attack the Aztecs, but over half of them had been killed off due to disease. He easily conquered Mexico for Spain.
 * A**- The letter from Hernando Cortes was sent to the Emperor of Spain.
 * R**- Cortes sent this letter to inform the Emperor on his success in Mexico against the Aztecs and about all the gold he has gotten from them.
 * T**- The source expresses what is happening in Mexico and the main idea is how Cortes is ruling the Aztecs.
 * S**- This sourse is important because it shows how Cortes felt about his success in Mexico. He did not care that he was damaging the Aztec's population and wealth, he was just getting more gold for Spain.

9/26/09 2. Aztec Chroniclers Describe the Spanish Conquest of Mexico (1519)


 * A**- The author is one of Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sabagun's witnesses.
 * P**- This interview is taken place in 1529 in Mexico.
 * P**- This primary source takes place after Cortes arrived in Mexico to try and conquer the Aztecs. The Aztec's point of view is different than Cotes's. The Aztec ruler allowed Cotres into their country and town and provided him with housing and any other things that he needed. Cortes took Muteczuma prisoner and told him to order more than what he was already giving the Spaniards. The Aztec chiefs were angry with Muteczuma for ordering these things for Cortes, but they followed directions and gave them to Cortes anyways. A celebration was put on among the Aztec's called the fiesta of Huitzilopochtli. The Spaniards encouraged this party so they could see how it was celeberated. They ended up killing almost all Aztec's who participated in the celebration for no reason.
 * A**- This source was part of an interview by Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sabagun, so he was the audience of this.
 * R**- Many people have only been exposed to Cortes's side of the event in Mexico, but this source allows us to see the Aztec's point of view.
 * T**- The witness of the brawl at the fiesta is explaining what exactly happened while Cortes was in Mexico.
 * S**- This is a very important primary source because we can read about and understand both sides of Cortes's arrival in Mexico and how the Aztec's are affected.

These two primary sources display two very different points of views. Cortes wants the Emperor of Spain to believe that everything is going well in Mexico, and for Cortes, everything is going well. On the other hand, the Aztecs are being very open to Cortes because they think he is a god, but nothing they do for him is appreciated. Cortes sets off a cannon causing chaos all over the city, and the Spaniards attack the Aztecs in the middle of one of their celebrations. Both sources are about the same exact event: the arrival of Hernando Cortes in Mexico, but since they are being told by opposite parties, the details are much different.
 * Compare/Contrast**

9/31/09 Summer Source Book Work

A Young African Boy is Taken into Slavery (c. 1735) -The most disconcerting features of Smith's forced removal was probably having to watch his father die and then leave with the other women slaves. -Adjusting to the life in New England was made easier by having the trust and confidence of his master and the name that his master gave him.

The Intolerant Act of Toleration (1649) -Lord Baltimore protected the Catholics by appointing a Protestant governor and by getting the Maryland Assembly to pass "An Act Concerning Religion". This caused the Protestants to join with the Catholics. -Jews and atheists would have been punished with death and confiscation or forfeiture of all their lands and goods to Lord Proprietary and his heirs.

Framing the Mayflower Compact (1620) -The Mayflower Compact was not the first American Constitution because they wrote ir under the reign of King James. -It foreshadows the development od democratic institutions because they are agreeing to all have equal power and not have one single leader, but to work together.

Anne Hutchinson is Banished (1637) -The Puritan's do not believe that God is able to communicate with Anne Hutchinson, which shows that they do not have much faith. The injustice of this Court event was not fair to Anne Hutchinson, and the Puritans should not have banished her for speaking with God.

The Blue Laws of Connecticut (1672) -Death was the punishment for all crimes in Connecticut. No matter if you killed someone or were a rebellious teenager, death was the outcome. -Today, murder is the only crime that can send you on death row, but stealing, selling mankind and murder are all crimes that require punishment.