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Title: Letters to Charles V (Hernando Cortes) - Letter 1 July 10, 1519.
The first thing I observe as I examine this document, is the vibrant descriptions he gives of the New World (Mexica). It seems as if he wants to excite his homeland so they would continue to support his exploration effort. I think Cortes wants to also target the Spanish leaders who's exploration motivations have religious purposes. Cortes describes some of the various religious practices in which he knows would enrage the king.
I wonder what percentage of the Spanish Kings court was motivated by money/power compared to those who were motivated by the spread of Catholicism.
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Map of Joliet and Macques
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The first thing I notice with this map is the closeness to Lake Michigan and the location overall focuses on the Midwest.
Reflection: I think this map was created to give the audience of visual of the courageous journey Mareutte and Joliet took to the Southern states.
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I wonder who was officially the first person to travel from the Northern part of the Mississippi, to down toward New Orleans?

https://kids.britannica.com/kids/assembly/view/89252

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Title: Pequot War
This gives its examiners a detailed view of battle places, troop movement, and the region where the war took place. The map shows the Pequot Indians lived in a area around the Pequot river along with other major water ways.
This map was made to give a detailed view of the location of the battles and troop movements of the English. There interested issue with this map is it doesn't show who actually won the battle, which in turns leave map examiners clueless on who won the war.
https://americanwars.us/wpd-content/uploads/2017/12/Pequot-War-Map.jpg

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Title: Williams Mount and Thomas Page: A General Chart of the Western Ocean

The first thing I notice is the map of the eastern coast of the U.S., Caribbean islands, Africa, and Europe. This obviously has something to do with the travel and exchange of goods between these major places.
I think this map was made for those for traders or general explorers. It has trading ports listed along the Eastern Coastal areas of the colonies along with some on the Caribbean Islands. As I examine the map, I see that there are dates that represent the amount of time it takes to get from North America to Europe. I also notice that it doesn't label colonial towns or key places inland America. It seems to focus on the coast which reminds me the aim of this map if toward traders.

I wonder why there are not many ports written on this map in Africa?

http://www.history.org/history/museums/mappingExhibit.html

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Title: Encounters: New Spain
The readings are truly fascinating, especially for a person who believes that he knew all there was to know about the fall of Tenochtitlan. I love the fact the readings elaborate on the goals, traditions, cultures, and perspectives of each side before the conflict. It gives readers a deeper understanding of motivations for both sides. I think the purposes of this text is to not only give a detailed explanation of the events of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, but also raise questions for those who have particular feelings and previous exposure to what was reported to have happened.

The readings provide primary documents "letters" from Cortes and Diaz to give that authenticity of occurred in that time period. The pictures serve as visuals to help tell the story of not only the relationship between the Spanish and natives, but also gives insight into the natives cultural and religious practices. Cortes gives the illusion which is frequently mentioned in history that he has interest in changing the religious practices of the natives for their sake. In actually I can infer from all the readings that his only goal was to enrich his self, which aligned with Spain goal which was enrich themselves also. I've always heard of the greatness of Tenochtitlan, but didn't know its wonders rivals those of Paris, London, Madrid and other major cities in the world. There may be popular thought these natives had barbaric traditions, but in actuality at that time, many of their practices were considered modern or sometimes advanced.

The questions I have is how do Mexicans today recognize Montezuma, Hero or trader? I also wonder if many Mexicans hold on to older traditions or religions, or did most of them keep their catholic practices in which the Spanish bright over. file:///C:/Users/coachchris33/Downloads/Introduction%20(002)%20(2).pdf

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Native North America and The French Jesuits
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This document focuses on the creation, spread, and the mission goals for the Jesuit faith. Their history of their religion is examined, moreover the spotlight was placed on their mission work in North America.

file:///C:/Users/coachchris33/Downloads/Native%20North%20America%20and%20the%20French%20Jesuits.pdf

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Title: Peter Mancall Introduction-English Promotion and Settlement of the Americas

The  "English Promotion and Settlement of America" is used to give some pre-text of the legitimate reasons why the English explorers settled in the America's, but also why  and how they influenced other Englishmen to do the same. The audience for this reading are people who who have an interest in the motivation for the English people to want to come to the new world, and description of some of the issues they would have to face. I wonder did the majority of the common English people really grasp the "real" reasons, many English began to explore the New World?

The reading also compares the English with the French motivations for colonization parts of North America. The main reasons for the English was profit, religious conversion and persecution, and overpopulation. No matter what problems the English faced in their early voyages and settlements, they made sure to shine a positive light on the situation. They wanted to eliminate any real rumors so they could gain support for more people settling in the Americas.  Overtime, cash crops were discovered which encouraged the movement of an large mass of people migrating from England.
file:///C:/Users/coachchris33/Downloads/Peter_Mancall_Introduction-English%20Prmotion%20and%20Settlement%20of%20the%20Americas.pdf

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These documents give a summary of how the English became a power in North America, the culture they brought along with them, and view of the key events that shaped their future. They begin by talking about the motivating factors which led to the English becoming interested in colonizing the "New World".  The English were motivated to take over American mostly because of its economic potential. Many crops became valuable in the "Old World". England also had a lot of people who were motivated to move from their homes for religious purposes and start a new. Indentured servants, clashes with the Native Indians, and the introductions had major impacts on the English way of life in the Americas. Not only did the English and French have different experiences and way's of life when colonizing parts of America, but the English colonists had very different living experiences (New England/ Southern). The documents also focus on gender roles, differences in experiences from the rich and poor, and the development of popular culture among the colonists.

This text was created to not only give background to the readers about the Migration and colonization of the English to the Americas, but also touch on various parts of their way of life after their arrived.  Each particular document breaks down the key aspects of a typical colonists life experience, along with the natives and African slaves.

I wonder why there aren't many stories of English settlers moving on the other side of the Appalachian mountains?

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=2&smtID=1

http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/spring08/pop.cfm

https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Women_in_Colonial_Virginia

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3575

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3576

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Title: Routes of Cortes
The first thing I notice as I examine this map is the location of Tenochtitlan, and the difficulty Cortes would face to get there. I also notice how the map key helps tell the story of the Spanish conquest of Mexico.
I believe this map was made to give viewers a simplistic view of the Spanish takeover the Aztec empire. I like this map over many of the other maps because it makes it easier for a typical viewer who is not familiar with reading historical maps.
I wonder if I can find a map with these similar features that will include more physical features. I also would like to know the territories of the various Tribes Cortes had to pass to get to Tenochtitlan.
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Cort-s----the-Conquest-of-Aztec-Mexico---What-You-Didn-t-Know-.html?soid=1108762609255&aid=l27xxwjrueY

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Father Jacques Marquette
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The first thing I noticed about the document, is Marquette frequent mention of his goal to spread his religion to the natives. Even though other key people in his party had ulterior motivations.

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This document was not only used to spread the Jesuit belief to various areas, but this was important for other explorers who were interested in traveling down to the Midwestern area of the U.S.

Question:
I question with this death defying journey, was Marquette motivated totally on creating potential mission fields or was he also motivated by money, or discovery of precious resources?
https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/pdfs/lessons/EDU-LessonPlans-FatherJacquesMarquette1673-Letter.pdf

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As I read the title of the Primary document, the first thing that came to mind was that Winthrop was worried about a upcoming conflict with the local Natives. It's as if he seems like this can be catastrophic for his colony.
This letter was written for the officials back in England. It was meant to give them a update so they feel comfortable with their investment. The letter mentioned the survival of many of its inhabitants, the number of Natives who perished because of war and diseases, and the number of profitable resources that can be used in England. My question is how much was the local Natives involved in the colonists developing multiple food sources?

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=61

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The Primary document focus in detail the relationship some of the English colonists had with the local Natives. Many of the English settlers had experienced some violent times with the Natives. The settlers focused on raising Tobacco as a cash crop, and they constantly looked for new land to grow it. That movement in settlement often put them in direct conflict with Native hunting grounds. At some point the two groups would have a conflict, in which the colonists would usually win. There were some instances where some of the colonists tried to create alliances with the Natives, especially in the case of Pocahontas. The documents also focus on the struggle to survive for the early Virginia colonists. Disease and starvation was a big reason for their high mortality rate. Another issue for the Southern English colonists were the high number of indentured servants from England, they weren't prepared for that type of work and overall life. Rebellions and revolts caused many English planters to turn to African slaves. These articles gave me more insight in the experiences many English colonists along with the Indians. There are so many overall issues surrounding these settlements, most of them having to be motivated by a small group of businessmen. I wonder why didn't more people similar to Bacon realize the sacrifices they made were for a group of people who really didn't seem to care about their well being?

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=660

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=64

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=3998

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=71

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=73

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Title: Malinche
As I observe the source, I notice a picture of a huge statue of Malinche. It tells me that she played  a key role in society.
I learned a lot about Malinche early life and her relationship with Cortes. Mostly, this article gave me the notion that Malinche actions are viewed wildly different from the masses. Some people feel she is heroic, others feel she is a traitor.
I'm very interested to learn more about her role in the Spanish conquest of Mexico, and wonder if there are other credible resources to examine the details of her actions.
https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-malinche-2136516

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Title: Jacques Marquette
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This short biography includes some preliminary information on the early life of Marquette, but most of the articles is made up of his journeys along the Mississippi River.
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This article is meant to describe to readers about his journeys down the Mississippi River. I think the audience would be the people who are interested in the Jesuit explorations of the Americas.
Question:
I wonder some more of the details of Marquette journey down the Mississippi. What are some specific customs and resources he was exposed to?

https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS520

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Title:Richard Hakluyt
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As I read the biography of the two parts of Richard's life that stands out is his passion for writing and promoting the colonization of Americas to the English.
What also stands out is other than his small investment in the Virginia Company, his motivation for the support discussed with much detail.
During the time Richard promoted England's colonization efforts, there were a few negative reports from the "New World" which made English officials hesitant to invest people or money into the it's exploration.
A similar question I have for most Explorers of the new world, what percentage did Richard care about spreading Christianity versus gaining profits.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Hakluyt

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Title: Williams Berkeley
Observe:  When reading his biography I notice that he is born of privileged. He is afforded connections and access to high level education. He was awarded the Governor of the English Colony, Virginia. His goal as the governor was to establish a privileged class of mainly landowners. He also focused on finding profitable substitutes to tobacco. He experienced a few years of success in building up the colony and his fortunes. Toward then end of his kingship, he lost favor with the English crown, he had a to deal with a devastating rebellion from Bacon, and his good fortunes with the farming products reversed due to high government taxes.
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The purpose of this text was to mainly inform the readers of the key moments in the life of Berkeley. It also gave us some context to further the readers knowledge on life in the colonies. It touched on the violence with the natives, trading independently to other countries, managing religious people, and keeping order in the colony.
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I want to know more information about Berkeley trading experience with other countries? Was England aware of this? Did other Governors have a similar practice in place?

https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Berkeley_Sir_William_1605-1677

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