Assignment

You are required to write a paper with 1200-1500 words (Please refer to the readings). Your answer should be a formal piece of academic writing (no first person "I"), and you must underline your thesis. Any references must include proper citations and page numbers. You MUST answer all of the questions below:

1. How did colonial society treat both Indians and enslaved Africans?

2. What did their everyday lives look like?

3. In what ways did these groups fight back against the colonial rule?

4. What role did religion play in the Conquest of the Americas?

5. How were the Spanish and Portuguese colonization projects similar and different?

6. How did natives receive their efforts?

7. What are some examples from this course of "exceptional men of history"?

8. What is Matthew Restall's argument about them?

9. Who is often left out of dominant narratives that favor "exceptional men"?

10. Why is it important that historians write against these dominant narratives?

Attachment:- Restall-Ch-3.rar