WCIV Exam 1 Review No American Yawp included · Columbus' Journal ? Gold. nice place to live. They're very "generous" and "submissive" and "definitely want us here" Like a realtor. Looking at all the resources that were "unused" o Gaslight natives and his men, gatekeep land from the rest of the europeans, girlboss his way into history ? Left people in the fort, they died. o Saw new stuff. o King Guacanagari Said to trade stuff with them. Traded useless stuff tho. You can't just steal from them, that's not a good way to make yourself look like the good guys. o Described natives in a very weird way. Talked about natives not having a religion. They did but he was oblivious to it. Talked about how easy they would be to convert. o Journey was providential and God ordained. Huge justification of why he was there. o Brought six natives home with him and gave them women ? Also left a whole bunch of his guys there and they were killed. . Bartolome de Las Casas Describes the Exploitation of Indigenous Peoples, 1542 o Born in seville spain. Spanish Dominican priest o Wrote to king of spain hoping to make new laws to prevent exploitation of native americans o First catholic priest ordained in America. Bishop in mexico o His writing was used as humanitarian justification for other european nations to challenge spanish colonial empire with their own schemes of conquest and colonization . He was in fact a colonizer and slave owner in caribbean Not as bad as the other dude · Black Legend - political propaganda Not against the idea of Spanish colonization, just how they did it. ? Conquer nicely and sustainably and also ethically o Spain was mostly there for the gold . John Winthrop - "City on a Hill" o Delivered on the boat o Winthrop was a Puritan leader who wanted church/America to be the pinnacle everyone else looks up to That's why it's the "city on the hill" - they are the example Old testament language Go the right way/follow the covenant, blessing! . Otherwise, curses
o Three reasons they wanted to go to new england For conformity to God's world Manifest work and spirit Brotherly bonds with natives Wanted people to struggle to be safe in society · One interpretation 0 You are saved or you are not. o Exceptionalism. Perception that they would be exceptional/make an impact American Exceptionalism: belief that American people/nation are better than other nations o Brotherly affection quote was used several times ? Obedience is blessing, disobedience = curse ? God works in systems- rich and poor, male and female o Obey go to heaven, don't go to hell -> two paths o If God willed it. Predestination. · Wanted to purify Anglican Church . Faith and Dissent -> the expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held. Also a specific religious movement of dissenters. o Mayflower Compact 1620 Expressed