Analyze the effect of colonial rule on Native American societies in TWO areas of the region.
Paragraph 1: Explanation
- From 1519-1521 Hernan Cortez and his men defeated the Aztecs and invaded their empire. - Following the conquest, the Church and Hernan Corez, with financial grants from the Spanish Crown, immediately set up an extensive network of monasteries and churches to convert the Aztecs. - Cortes wrote, "I madethem understand...how deceived they were in placing their trust in those idols which they had made with their hands from unclean things."
Paragraph 3: Evidence
- Incan empire was taken over in 1572 by Francisco Pizzaro in response to disease and Spanish weaponry. - smallpox, which wiped out a huge chunk of the population before killing Huayna Capac and his chosen successor around 1525 - Within a few years smallpox claimed between 60% and 94% of the Inca population
Evidence:
- Old World animals expanded the food supply in the New World such as cattle and llama. Protein wasn't as accesible until the exchange - horses changed the life of many Native American tribes as they left agriculture to lead a nomadic lifestyle and transportation - It is estimated that 80-95 percent died in the 150 years following the arrival of Columbus. - led to many Africans being transported to the New World as slaves for labor; - From 1500 to 1880 about 12 million African slaves were transported to the Americas against their will.
Paragraph 2: Details
- responsible for cultural mixing = Meztizos - encomendar=to entrust - The New Laws (1542) created by Bartholomew de Las Casas because of how harsh the system was, enforced ending the system - The encomenderos were supposed to protect and Christianize the Indians granted to them but instead took their land - most famously enforced by Hernan Cortez
Introduction Sentence
1. When European colonization came to the Americas, the Native Americans were affected immediately. 2. Over time, the conquistadors moved inland and more and more of the tribes were involved. 3. They were usually either killed, captured or made ill by diseases the Europeans brought
Paragraph 1: Evidence Supporting
1. systematic erosion of the traditional native civilizations. killing their nobility, undermined Aztec religion 2. destroyed famous pyramids and temples such as the Temple of Qutzacoal that symbolized God of Central Mexico 3. USED ENCOMIENDA SYSTEM (ensured protection and shelter in return for labor and religous education)
Paragraph 2: Societal Influence on Aztec
European colonial rule also enforced harsh rule and treatment of the people which led to a detrimental death toll.
Paragraph 2: Explanation
Spain made Encomienda system and enslaved natives. In theory, it was a legal system, but many natives were forced to work hard as slaves leaving them to die in large numbers
Thesis
The Incan and Aztec civilizations were both examples of how colonial rule left a negative effect on the society of a civilization
Paragraph 3: Disease in the Incan Empire
The Spanish brought many deadly diseases, all of which, the natives were not immune to.
Paragraph 1: Religious Influence Aztec Civilization
The Spanish conquerors gradually converted the Aztecs from their polytheistic beliefs to Christianity.
Paragraph 4: Economic Prosperity and Growth
The arrival of the Spanish in the Americas brought more than a clash of peoples and cultures. It also brought an effective means of imports and exports.
Explanation
This movement of components such as animals, crops and diseases between hemispheres is called the Columbian Exchange. - The Spanish brought—cattle, pigs, and horses—all thrived in the Americas. - Crops from the Eastern Hemisphere, such as grapes, onions, and wheat, also thrived in the Western Hemisphere
Paragraph 3: Explanation
When Pizarro arrived, the Incas were in a civil war because their ruler died from small pox that came from Central America. The Spanish brought small pox, measles and other diseases.
Paragraph 2: Conclusion
currently, at least nine out of ten Mexicans are baptized Catholics.
