Mercantilism and Salutary Neglect Notes
In today's class we compared/contrasted Spanish, French, Dutch, and English colonization in the New World. Use the PowerPoint below (beginning around slide 30) to help you fill out the graphic organizer. For homework, login to AP Classroom and complete the 15 multiple choice questions covering the Period 1 content.
Today we went over the Columbus primary source assignment from last class and discussed how to properly analyze and source primary source documents. Students were asked to read the excerpt from Alfred Crosby's "Columbian Exchange" and use the information to fill in an organizer. The Crash Course video below is also a great resource for understanding the Columbian Exchange. For homework, students were asked to listen to a podcast on the Pueblo Revolt and analyze two perspectives from the Valladolid Debate (1550-51) over the encomienda system.
Pueblo Revolt Podcast: 15minutehistory.org/podcast/episode-56-the-pueblo-revolt-of-1680/ Please read and analyze the two perspectives from the Valladolid Debate (1550-51) over the Spanish encomienda system.
In today's class we discussed motivations for European exploration/colonization in the 15th century and the innovations that allowed for exploration/colonization. We dispelled some of the popular myths about Christopher Columbus and analyzed a set of primary sources from these early voyages to the New World in order to arrive at a clearer understanding of Columbus and early Spanish interaction with the native peoples. Watch the video below and complete the primary source analysis assignment attached below.
Today we discussed the the peopling of the Americas and dispelled some of the myths about population and social development surrounding Pre-Columbian America. We discussed the importance of maize agriculture in the development of Native American civilizations/population centers. Watch the video attached below for a brief overview and complete the graphic organizer below using the resources embedded in the document.
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