Monday, October 11, 2010

Studycast Correction

It was brought to my attention that I may have left out some information on the Social Studies Chapter 3-4 studycast.  The last two questions on your study guide ask about encomiendas.  You can read about this on page 148 in your textbook (and we covered it in class today).  An encomienda is a large piece of land owned by a peninsulare (a person born in Spain).  The peninsulare controlled all of the Native Americans living on his land.  The Native Americans were forced to work for the land owner and give him the crops they grew or goods they produced.  Often times the Native Americans were also forced to convert to the Catholic faith and give up their own customs and culture. 

Hope this information helps! 

3 comments:

Annika said...

I can not what in till I do the podcast on S.S.I am doing it now.

Annika said...

I loved the podcast!It really helped me out.I had a rough time.(Some times)
Thanks

Mr. Brown said...

Annika - I'm so glad it helped!