Topic: The Legacy of Colonialism in Latin America and the Caribbean
Sources: Readings/Materials Modules I-III
Instructions:
• Respond in paragraph form to the following points (1/2 page double space per point required).
• Type in Word, 12 pt. font, in MLA format –heading, page numbers, 1″ margins. Please check MLA guidelines through this link http://newpaltz.libguides.com/content.php?pid=318836&sid=2608982 or OWL Purdue Writing and MLA Resources http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/. Please follow appropriate guidelines for in-text citations.
• Support your answers, citing and crediting your sources. No outside sources are allowed, except for those included in Modules I – III.

Point to develop:
A.
1. Especially in the context of the USA-for you, why is it important to study Latin America and the Caribbean. Include both your opinion and some of the reasons provided in our first intro reading.
2. In “Colonial Foundations,” SSG discuss the painful history of Latin America and the Caribbean’s trajectory from the highly organized pre-Columbian order of Mesoamerican civilizations to the exploitative and genocidal reality brought about by the invasion, conquest and colonization perpetrated by European expansion:
3. Describe the most important and devastating effects of European intervention in what is today LAM/Caribbean, and what specific elements allowed a 19 yr. old officer with a handful of men to subdue the head of an empire and a center of government. Comment on the varied roles of the Catholic church;