Americas

understand the national problems of Latin America regardless of the background of their historical and social evolution. The political existence of this continent begins with the discovery by Columbus in 1492 and ends in 1580 with the possession of the countries of the Rio de la Plata. Large colonial centers where he had come after a highly developed or in places of great mineral wealth indigenous culture. From Mexico southern part of the United States and Central America was colonized; from…

Question 1 The invasion of the Americas was a long drawn out process. It took many years for a successful attempt was made at colonizing the Americas. Starting with the Spanish and Cortes, in 1519, an attempt was made by the Spanish conquistadors to take over Tenochtitlan. The conquistadors were primarily around to steal money and goods and split it with the Spanish government. Cortes took along with him, eleven ships, five hundred men, and thirteen horses to the Yucatan try and conquer the…

inspired by their European counterparts, why has Latin America failed to successfully implement these institutions in a meaningful way, and why it is plagued by illiberal politics and policies. Additionally, how does the Church and its followers impact politics in South America, specifically in the liberal sense. My personal interest is understanding why the states of Latin America did not unify under a similar fashion as the United States of America, but rather fought wars against each other…

modern humans and the method of their arrival to the Americas is a topic which has been studied as far back as 1590 when the Jesuit Friar Jose de Acosta suggested that the populations of America emigrated from Asia via land (Mangan, 2002). This theory was simply based on Acosta’s observations of Mexican populations and had no other evidence to back up his theory. Later, it was suggested that the first anatomically modern humans to arrive in the Americas did so by crossing a land bridge that…

Introduction:(hook) Throughout history, many people believe that coming to America was a huge chance for everyone to have liberty and independence. However, to obtain that independence early settlers had to face some of the hardest challenges at that time such as disease, rough terrain, starvation, and lack of understanding. [background info]The first European settlers were emigrants that left their homeland and settled in Eastern North America. The European settlers were looking forward to…

the newfound independence of many Latin American states, the turmoil continued even after the independence revolutions in many states. A major contributing factor to the continued commotion was the debilitating economic stagnation throughout Latin America. Although some nations including Brazil, Chile, and Argentina underwent economic advances following the independence revolutions largely due to their favorable natural resources and geographic position, most other Latin American nations failed…

This week's reading and lecture opens my eyes of course to how America was founded, and the different people groups that were among the first to settle in America. My interest was taken in the first people group known as the hunter-gatherers. The lives of the hunter-gatherers had to be wearing on their bodies and minds as they had to migrate along with the animals they hunted for food. Anything possessions had to be small, and living quarters were primitive, consisting of crude tents and huts,…

One can say the conquering of the Americans started with Columbus, when he set sail in 1492 and his goal was to find the fastest route to Asia. This led others in the 1500s like Diego Velazquez, Hernando Cortes, and Francisco Pizarro to come to the Americas. These Iberian men were able to take over the Aztec, Maya, and the Incas with luck on their side. Many of the letters written to the king made the Indians seem peaceful, almost childlike others similar to barbarians without culture. This…

settlers treated the indians as a lower class than themselves. With this in mind the treatment of the indians, and their lands were driven by the need for Crown’s to grow their vast financial and religious capital. The greed of those who came to America ended in the collapse of relations with the natives. The first major mistake in creating positive relationships with the Native Americans was being prepared to try to make…

Spain’s goals in colonizing in America revolved around boosting their economy, adding the Spanish culture to the Native Americans’ culture, and finding a shorter route to Asia. Due to the world being much more expansive than people at the time thought it to be, they failed to find a faster and convenient route to trade with the Asians. They did, however, bolster their economical gain by gathering resources and searching for minerals like gold. The Spanish aimed to get as much gold as they could…