the encounter between cultures; the Columbian Exchange of crops, animals, and diseases; the Atlantic slave trade; the violence of conquest

Guidelines:

·      
Open-book, open notes, but only course-assigned
material will be assessed

·      
Provide clear and specific references to and
discussions of at least six textual examples from the course-assigned
readings (use in-text citations but no Works Cited page necessary)

·      
Avoid including long quotes—explain relevance
and significance of reading passages in your own words as much as possible

PROMPT

 The
first age of the European expansion was spearheaded by the states of southern
Europe, Portugal and Spain, and resulted in bringing the Americas into contact
with the rest of the world. Later, the states of Northern Europe (the Dutch
Republic, England, France) entered in competition with them for control of
overseas territories. Choose three of the authors listed
below, and analyze in depth how their texts illustrate essential features of
these momentous historical events, features that include: the
encounter between cultures; the Columbian Exchange of crops, animals, and
diseases; the Atlantic slave trade; the violence of conquest…

Christopher Columbus

Bernardino de Sahagún

Bartholomeo de Las Casas

Montaigne

Olaudah Equiano

Required
guidelines to follow in your response

Please
provide and discuss at least two specific examples from their
texts or from relevant course readings to support your analysis of each of
the authors you choose to focus on (direct quotes are not necessary, but you
must comment on specific examples or passages from the readings as support).

Be
sure that your discussion of the textual examples is clearly and consistently
relevant to the essay prompt.  Random and irrelevant points about the examples
you choose will not earn you points.

Last
but not least, include FINAL WORD COUNT of your essay next to
your NAME on the top of your essay.