Question

PLEASE ANSWER ASAP. Use the attached LEQ rubric to write an essay addressing the following prompt. In the period circa 1450-1750, social organization and religious practices in the Americas were shaped by interactions between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans. Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which the interaction of various groups in the Americas led to cultural change during this period.

Answer 1

Answer: Note: General assertions containing no specific information

beyond what is provided in the introductory statement should

not be credited as “specific historical examples

Explanation: Example (acceptable):

• “Europeans’ attempts to reach Asia by sailing west

resulted in Europeans’ encountering the Americas.”

(Counts toward earning the point because there is a

specific historical example relevant to the prompt)

Example (unacceptable):

• “The Columbian Exchange was a direct outcome of the

European oceanic voyages.” (Does not count toward

earning the point because there is no specific information

beyond what is provided in the introductory statement)

Answer 2

Answer:

The event shown in the image illustrates how Europeans were able to use their economic power

through joint-stock companies, such as the British EIC, to weaken Asian states.

• The Mughal grant shows how competition between European mercantilist states and companies

weakened Asian states by allowing Europeans to gain greater access to and control over Asian

markets.

Explanation:

This next one is likely to get you extra credit:

The most significant change in the relationship between Great Britain and South Asia from the time of

the image to the nineteenth century is that the image shows only the beginning of the British conquest

of India, whereas the British gained total control over India in the nineteenth century.

• A significant way that the relationship between Great Britain and India changed in the nineteenth

century is that the cooperation between the Mughals and the British shown in the image turned into

resistance and repression as Britain crushed the great Indian rebellion (or Sepoy Mutiny) of 1857.

• The most significant change is that Britain gained greater power in India, which led to the collapse of

the Indian textile industry, the spread of famine, and India’s impoverishment.