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Pg 12. Aztec Chroniclers Describe the Spanish Conquest of Mexico A-a witness describes the encounter between Moctezuma and Cortes P- Mexico in 1519 P- In 1529, Sahagun came to Mexico and learned the Aztec language of Nahuatl. His plan was to learn about the history of the Aztecs. A-This source was created for Sahagun and affected the reliability of the source because the author was just a witness and did not belong to either side. R- This was produced to give Sahagun a better knowledge of the Aztec history T- Cortes arrives in Mexico and is welcomed by all the Aztecs. He is welcomed because the Aztec people see him as a God. The Aztec’s get ready for the Huitzilopochtli celebration. During the celebration the Spaniards attack and blocked all exits. In the end all the Aztec’s were killed and all that was left was the buildings and the Spaniards. S- This source is important because it shows the view from a witness. Also, Cortes manipulated the Aztec’s by making them believe he was their God and then killing them all. Pg 9. Hernan Cortes Conquers Mexico A-Cortes P- Segura de la Frontera on October 30, 1520 P- Cortes led an exhibition in search of more land for King Ferdinand and Queen Elizabeth in 1519. He explored Mexico and was known as the God to the Aztecs. A-Emperor R- to describe is encounters with the Aztec’s. Cortes writing affects the reliability because he is trying to make himself sound good to the king of Spain. T- When Cortes was met by Muteczuma and his people, they showered him with gifts. The leader Muteczuma told Cortes that he was their God that came to help them and lead them in the right direction. Cortes learns about the idols that are inside the buildings and how people were sacrificed and their blood was placed on the idol. The idols stood for being successful in war and crops. S- This source gives us Cortes view of his encounter and how he went about handling it
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Cortes, who is known to the Aztecs as God, conquers Mexico in 1519. He describes his encounter as a success. When he arrives, he is welcomed by the Aztec leader and all his people. The leader explains to Cortes that there is no gold and tells him about the idols that are placed throught the buildings. In Cortes writing to the Emperor, he says that he helped the Aztecs change their religious practices, such as the sacrifice of people to the idols. A Sahagun witness describes Cortes conquer as a blood battle. Both writers agree that Cortes was welcomed and showered with gifts and was known as God, but disagree with how he helped change the religion. A celebration was held for Huitzilopochtli, the most important God in the Aztec religion. During the celebration the Spaniards attack and blocked all exits. Everyone was killed and all that was left was the buildings.
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“A young African boy is taken into slavery” Venture Smith was moved to New England after he witnessed the death of his father. Men took him and other women to New England to be sold as slaves. The most disconcerting features of Smith’s forced removal, was that he was taken when he was a little boy. HE had no idea where he was going or what he was doing. He was all along in an unfamiliar place. After he was sold as a slave to his owner, he was put to work in the house. Since he wasn’t sure what he was suppose to be doing, he tried his hardest. Later he was put to work in the field. Growing up he worked with livestock. He was very strong and knew what to do in the certain trade areas. “The intolerant Act of Toleration” As the “Act concerning Religion” was being written, the writers kept Catholic protection in mind. If you were a Christian and believed in God, then you were not punished. All those who didn’t follow the rule suffered harsh punishment. The General Assembly would like the Catholics to be well-governed and have common wealth. For all those that were not Catholics, like the Jews and atheists were either killed or whipped. If you say anything wrong about God or our savior Jesus Christ you would be killed and everything you own would be confiscated. “Anne Hutchinson is banished” The record from Anne Hutchinson’s court case says that the view of the Puritans is that they are always right. They follow one rule and one rule only. Things they want to hear are acceptable, and make believe things aren’t, like when Anne said that God talked to her. The injustice of the court case proceedings is that they had there mind set for banishment and didn’t want to hear anything else. “The Pilgrims leave Holland (1620)” The Pilgrims knew of the hardship that leaving Holland would bring but not to the extent it turned out to be. They did know that there closet neighbor were savages and that the long voyage would bring upon them a famine and diseases. They didn’t know that the savages were hungry people who would eat anything including humans and the large amount of money they would have to spend in order to survive the voyage. With everything that the Pilgrims had to endure, they turned to God to help them get through and believe that the struggles they had to go through would be good in the end. This analysis of the Pilgrims shows that they will go to great lengths as long as God is with them and willing to help. They depend more on God to guide them then anything else.
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