Document Interpretation 1: The Other & Folkways

read and write about in your words.
Write out an original response for each document that addresses the questions posed below each document title.
Montezuma’s Greeting to Hernan Cortes
- How does King Moctezuma react to the arrival of the Europeans? Does he show fear?
- Does he act superior to them, or does he address them as equals, or does he subordinate himself to them?
- How does he seem to explain the appearance of these strangers?
- What ideas explain the behavior of the King?
Remarks of Chief Powhatan to John Smith
- What did Powhatan request from Smith?
- What did he perceive to be the root of strained relations between the Algonquian and the English?
- How did Powhatan describe the relationship between his people and the English?
- Are these remarks by Powhatan different from, or consistent with, traditional views regarding the relationships between the Virginia colonists and the Native Americans?