This question is based on two textbook readings on pages 51-60 and 119-122:
Alfred Crosby, “The Disastrous Effects of European Diseases in the New World” (text, p. 51)
Ross Hassig, “The Conquest of Mexico was Not a Victory of a Spanish Juggernaut” (text, p. 119)
The question:
How do Alfred Crosby and Ross Hassig’s interpretations of the Spanish conquest differ from one another? Provide one specific quote or paraphrased point
from each reading to illustrate the difference.
You will answer this question in one or two paragraphs with correct grammar, punctuation, and two quoted or paraphrased statements with proper citation –
ex. (Hassig, 119). Make sure you include 2 quoted or paraphrased excerpts in your answer.