Encounters

History 4B

De Anza College

Primary Source Analysis Paper #3: Original Encounters

Columbus's Letter to Gabriel Sanchez (1493)

(5 pp.)

Bartolome de Las Casas, Spanish Monk Pleads for Better Treatment of the Indians (1542)

(2pp.)

A Narragansett Leader Complains of English Encroachment (1642)

(1p.)

Letter from Rev. Solomon Stoddard to Gov. Dudley (1703).

(2pp.)

Read your textbook for relevant facts about Native Americans and their relations with European immigrants. Then, carefully read the six documents listed above. Write an essay analyzing how attitudes and policies toward Native Americans changed over time.

Address the following questions: What attitudes did Europeans have toward Native Americans when they first encountered each other? How did Europeans’ attitudes toward Native Americans develop over time? How did Native Americans react to Europeans? Did the role of religion change over time? What was the overall effect of European encounters with Native Americans?

You must cite your sources, and list them at the end of your paper as a List of References.

Typed, double-spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides (this is usually the default for most word processing programs), approximately 600-800 words. Note: before sending the assignment, you must rename the file in the following format: LastnameFirstname-papernumber.doc. Example: JacksonChristopher-paper1.doc. Put your name and the assignment name in the subject line of the e-mail. If the file is not properly named, it will not be accepted. If the file does not open in MS-Word, it has not been turned in. Please do not “borrow” material from the web without providing proper citations and enclosing direct quotations in quotation marks. Otherwise, it will be considered plagiarism, and the penalties will be severe.

Due by e-mail attachment, November 9.

crjackson81@gmail.com