"Before I begin to describe this great city and the others already mentioned, it may be well for the better understanding of the
subject to say something of the configuration of Mexico, in which they are situated, it being the principal seat of Montezuma's power. This Province is in the form of a circle, surrounded on all sides by lofty and rugged mountains; its level surface comprises an area of about seventy leagues in circumference, including two lakes, that overspread nearly the whole valley, being navigated by boats more than fifty leagues round..." -Second letter from Hernán Cortés to King Charles V, 1520.
Why did Hernán Cortés describe the land of Mexico in his letter to King Charles?
A.
King Charles was very interested in the geography of the land.
B.
The king sponsored his journey to explore the New World.
C.
It was custom to describe the land in each letter.
D.
Cortés had to write a description due to Spanish law.
These reform movements sought to promote basic changes in American society, including the abolition of slavery, education reform, prison reform, women's rights, and temperance (opposition to alcohol).
Britain's debt from the French and Indian War led it to try to consolidate control over its colonies and raise revenue through direct taxation (e.g., Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, and Intolerable Acts), generating tensions between Great Britain and its North American colonies.
