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The Spanish in America A- Hernando Cortes is writing to the king of Spain. His point of view is predijuiced against the Aztec way of life. P- Cortes is writing from Mexico to Spain, and it is sometime between 1519-1526 P- Cortes was a Conquestador sent from Spain to the New World to help spread Christianity. When Cortes landed in Mexico the Aztec's believed that he was a god, and he used that to his advantage. The fact that Tenochtitlan was covered with gold added to the intrest Cortes held in this advanced culture. A- Cortes is wrtiting to the king of Spain, so generally the way he aprroaches things is going to be in a formal matter. He also would be informing the king of what it is like in this new world, and telling him things that are strange there. This may effect the credibility of the source becuase he could have been over exaggerating about some of the practices of the Aztecs so that he could get more men and more money from Spain to help guide the Aztecs to Christianity. R- The reason this source was written was to inform the king of Spain of the first encounter Cortes had with the Aztec leader Muteczuma. T- The source is trying to convey what this unknown culture is like compared to culture in Spain. Cortes is trying to show the king how different it is in Mexico than it is in Spain. S- It was important becuase it gives a first hand account of what the Aztec culture was like. Cortes was actually there and he has a better insight to what it was like than anyone else, granted he probably was trying to make the Aztecs seem some what savage it is still a first hand encounter.

Aztec Cronicles Describe the Spainsh Conquest of Mexico A- The author of this piece is an Aztec native that witnessed the meeting of Cortes and Muteczuma. His point of view is from the Aztec side of the story so it varies from the way Cortes describes it. P- The place is Mexico and it is 1519 P-The Aztecs were in the belief that Cortes was a god so they would view him with great reverence. The way the man describes Muteczuma's actions toward Cortes displays that. The truth that Cortes' men began to use force when things did not go their way is hinted at when he describes how they kept Muteczuma under survailence. A- The audience of this piece is friar Bernardino de Sahagun. The Aztec native is describing what really happened between Cortes and Muteczuma. It can effect the credibility becuase you dont know if the things he is saying are totally 100 true and are not clouded with bias. R- The reason this source was created was so that Bernardio and others could hear the story of Cortes and Mutcezuma from a different perspective. T- The main idea of this piece is that the way in which Cortes described the encounter is totally different from what this man witnessed. The point is that Cortes was lying when he said that they didn't want to hurt or kill anyone, and that they used force to make the Aztecs follow thier rules. S- This piece is significant because it gives the world another account of what happened when Cortes first landed in Mexico. So now there is more than one side of the story so it is easier to tell what is true and what is somewhat skewed.

Compare Contrast These two sources are similar in the fact that they are both written about the same event. They both tell the story of when Cortes first encountered Muteczuma. The difference lies in the way the event is retold. Cortes tells the king of Spain that he did not want to bring harm to the Aztecs, and the Aztec native tells of how they were brutally treated by Cortes. The difference between the two is Cortes seems to be telling the king what he wants to hear and the Aztec native is telling the truth. The story of the Aztec tells would be more believable because if Cortes was brutal to the natives he wouldnt say anything about it.

A young slave boy is taken into slavery: The most unsettling part about Smith's removal from Africa was probably the brutality of his capture, and the fact that he watched his father die as they were being captured. The fact that he had no idea who these people were and why they were taking him away probably was completely unsettling. The factors that most likely helped him adjust to the new world were that he was hardoworking and that he gained the trust of his master. This probably made his work more pleasent and not as grueling.

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