1. Social Studies DBQ Essay Graphic Organizer – Four Paragraphs
Introduction:
Give the historical context.
Use the prompt given • Give and explain AT LEAST 3 reasons why European explorers
Put it in your own words.
came to explore the land in the Western Hemisphere (the New
World). -Catholicism; Resources-Foods, Gold, Silver,
Copper; Claim Land;
• Explain how the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors impacted
the Native Americans of Central and South America
Exchanged Search for Gold-give Spain/Portugal more
power; Convert Natives To Christianity Diseases, Ideas,
Animals, and Foods (Columbian Exchange); Educated
Natives; Enslaved to work in mines and on Plantations
(Encomienda System); Lost their own Cultural Identity
through interactions with Europeans; Converted to
Christianity