essay about colonization of Latin America and North America Your response should

essay about colonization of Latin America and North America
Your response should draw from chapter 1 -3 in Harvest of Empires, our readings from
Keywords for Latina/os Studies, and our lecture materials. No other resources are necessary.
Please use parenthetical citations when citing from the books, such as (Gonzales 24) or (Vargas
et al. 7). To cite from the lectures, reference it within the body of your essay, such as:
“According to the lecture on Colonization” or “In our class lecture on Spanish Borderlands …”
You essay should be properly formatted with an introduction and thesis statement, transitional
sentences, and a conclusion. Please include your name, title of essay, Exam 1, course number,
and date. Use 12 point Times New Roman font. Double space your paper. The length of your
essays should be a minimum of 2 ½ pages but no longer than 3 ½ pages. I will be grading for
grammar, syntax, and mechanics – so please proofread and write your paper in an active and
concise voice.
Essay Question 1 (50 points):
How were the colonization of Latin America and North America (English colonies/U.S.)
different? What social, political, and religious practices set these empires apart?
Essay Question 2 (50 points):
Describe how U.S. imperialism came to possess such vast amounts of Spain’s New World
Empire before the end of the nineteenth century. What were the political effects of U.S. incursion
upon the Latin American nations of Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Panama, Dominican Republic,
and Nicaragua?