Sam Shadle Foundations A 9/12/15
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Henry VII, First Letters Patent Granted to John Cabot and His Sons (1496)
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1. Summarize the freedoms afforded John Cabot by this Patent. What benefits are guaranteed Cabot under this contract? He is guaranteed, under this patent, the exclusive right to explore the unknown New World bearing the flag of England. Once an area is discovered by John Cabot, he can set up the flags and banners in the area to claim it for the crown. After this, nobody else can visit that area without express permission from John …show more content…
What is expected in return for gaining the freedoms afforded in this Patent? In what ways does the crown profit from this agreement? In return for these freedoms, John Cabot is expected to pay one fifth of his total gain to the crown. Also, the crown benefits because they may also acquire the “dominion, title, and jurisdiction” of any lands he and his crew discover, as he is granted the right, but not required, to do so.
3. Examine the language used to describe the newly discovered lands. What attitudes about England and foreign lands lie at the foundation of this agreement? The way it is described, all inhabitants of any undiscovered land are nonreligious be default, as they are described as “heathens and infidels”. The English believed that the natives were in need of help from them in order to get to Heaven. At the same time, however, the English were attempting to forcibly take over the land from the natives, as evidenced by this agreement that gives John Cabot the right take over and give England jurisdiction over any newly found …show more content…
Identify and explain the metephor that Las Casas uses to describe the Spaniards’ treatment of the people of Hispaniola? What does the use of this metaphor suggest about Las Casas’ attitude toward the Spaniards and the people of Hispaniola? Las Casas compares the people of Hispaniola to gentle sheep, and the Christian Spaniards to wolves, tigers, and lions. This comparison is based on how the Spaniards are rough and violent, like killing wolves, and how the people of Hispaniola are gentle and docile, like victimized sheep. This suggests that Las Casas thinks of the people of Hispaniola to be temperate, innocent, and not deserving of any harm, and the Spaniards as cruel, evil hypocrites that unfairly tortured the whole of the people of Hispaniola.
2. Identify and discuss the irony of the behavior of “The Christians” toward the “gentle sheep.” The Christians, whose entire message is of gentleness, kindness, and empathy, are the ones who pillage and destroy the natives of Hispaniola, burning them to death, drowning them, beheading them, cutting them open, and other foul practices. Meanwhile, the natives, the ones who are generally perceived to be savage, are, according to Las Casas, significantly more gentle, obedient, humble, peaceful, and faithful than the Christian Spaniards that preach the above morals as
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Henry VII, First Letters Patent Granted to John Cabot and His Sons (1496)
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1. Summarize the freedoms afforded John Cabot by this Patent. What benefits are guaranteed Cabot under this contract? He is guaranteed, under this patent, the exclusive right to explore the unknown New World bearing the flag of England. Once an area is discovered by John Cabot, he can set up the flags and banners in the area to claim it for the crown. After this, nobody else can visit that area without express permission from John …show more content…
What is expected in return for gaining the freedoms afforded in this Patent? In what ways does the crown profit from this agreement? In return for these freedoms, John Cabot is expected to pay one fifth of his total gain to the crown. Also, the crown benefits because they may also acquire the “dominion, title, and jurisdiction” of any lands he and his crew discover, as he is granted the right, but not required, to do so.
3. Examine the language used to describe the newly discovered lands. What attitudes about England and foreign lands lie at the foundation of this agreement? The way it is described, all inhabitants of any undiscovered land are nonreligious be default, as they are described as “heathens and infidels”. The English believed that the natives were in need of help from them in order to get to Heaven. At the same time, however, the English were attempting to forcibly take over the land from the natives, as evidenced by this agreement that gives John Cabot the right take over and give England jurisdiction over any newly found …show more content…
Identify and explain the metephor that Las Casas uses to describe the Spaniards’ treatment of the people of Hispaniola? What does the use of this metaphor suggest about Las Casas’ attitude toward the Spaniards and the people of Hispaniola? Las Casas compares the people of Hispaniola to gentle sheep, and the Christian Spaniards to wolves, tigers, and lions. This comparison is based on how the Spaniards are rough and violent, like killing wolves, and how the people of Hispaniola are gentle and docile, like victimized sheep. This suggests that Las Casas thinks of the people of Hispaniola to be temperate, innocent, and not deserving of any harm, and the Spaniards as cruel, evil hypocrites that unfairly tortured the whole of the people of Hispaniola.
2. Identify and discuss the irony of the behavior of “The Christians” toward the “gentle sheep.” The Christians, whose entire message is of gentleness, kindness, and empathy, are the ones who pillage and destroy the natives of Hispaniola, burning them to death, drowning them, beheading them, cutting them open, and other foul practices. Meanwhile, the natives, the ones who are generally perceived to be savage, are, according to Las Casas, significantly more gentle, obedient, humble, peaceful, and faithful than the Christian Spaniards that preach the above morals as