In 2-3 paragraphs, discuss similarities and/or differences in 2 or more of the readings from this week (feel free to mix-and-match any of themColumbus/Corts, Columbus/Heckewelder, etc.).
This week we have read some pre-colonial and colonial accounts from several sources (Columbus, Corts, Heckewelder, Smith) about exploration and settlement of the Americas. They each present unique reflections on the lands and the people in this New World.
In 2-3 paragraphs, discuss similarities and/or differences in 2 or more of the readings from this week (feel free to mix-and-match any of themColumbus/Corts, Columbus/Heckewelder, etc.). What do their writings reveal about their own thoughts and attitudes about the new lands they were discovering and the people they found there?
