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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Contact, American Beginnings: 1492 1690

For Students 9th - 10th
Thirty one primary sources including historical documents, literary texts, and visual images from which to explore European reactions to the land and the people of the New World and the Natives' responses to European contact and conquest.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Missions, American Beginnings: 1492 1690

For Students 9th - 10th
A Spanish Franciscan and a French Jesuit report on the reciprocal relationship between natives and Catholic missionaries as Europeans settled New France and New Spain.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Power, American Beginnings: 1492 1690

For Students 9th - 10th
Fifty seven primary sources-historical documents, literary texts, and visual images-and one secondary historical account that explore imperial conflict, European economic rivalry, and the impact of colonial rule on native peoples.