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Matt wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 5 months ago
How well was the plan for the revolt executed in Dalmas’ History of the Revolution of Saint-Domingue?
Firstly, the efforts to keep the plan a secret was executed well. The whites were caught off guard by t […]
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Matt wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 5 months ago
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The main topic for class discussion on 11/11 was the Bourbon Reforms. There were four central questions that drove class discussion. How does King Philip V attempt to rationalize colonial government […]
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Matt commented on the post, Revised Research Idea, on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
Sounds awesome. One thing you could maybe look at is if their music adapted at all when Old World colonists began to settle in the Americas. On the flip side, you could see if New World music had an impact in the Old World.
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Matt commented on the post, Revised Research Idea, on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
I think one thing you could possibly do is see if mate was not only drank in the New World, but if it ever made its way back to Europe. We hear of many different New World foods, especially crops such as maize, […]
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Matt commented on the post, Research, on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
One thing that you could possibly look at is the past relationships of the Aztecs and those native people that helped the Spanish. There could be a possible hatred between the two groups, or maybe the natives that […]
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Matt wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
Although I have not completely narrowed down my selection, I have minor changes in mind for the project. Instead of doing just the native perspective, I could compare and contrast Aztec and European ideas on many […]
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Matt wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 7 months ago
I think an interesting research topic for me would be what were the thoughts of Native Americans with the arrival of the Europeans? We often hear the explorer’s viewpoint but not the Native Americans’. I would […]
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Matt wrote a new post on the site Colonial Latin America 4 years, 8 months ago
Throughout my years in school, Latin America is one topic that was not covered much. A few of my history classes may have skimmed the topic, but we never went in depth. This is the main reason why I decided to […]
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Matt became a registered member 4 years, 8 months ago