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The journal of christopher columbus columbus immediately saw natives as economic interests and wanted to convert them to christianity Bartolomé de Las Casas, A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies Wrote to the King of Spain persuading him to create new laws to prevent the exploitation of Native Americans 00:02 01:23 Thomas Morton, The New English Canaan used his descriptions of natives as means of criticizing english culture because they were much happier, and more simplistic Richard Hakluyt and A Discourse Concerning Western Planting used this document to persuade Queen Elizabeth to invest more time and energy into colonization John Winthrops "A model of Christian Charity" His sermon describes the expectation that Massachusetts Bay colony would be "a city on a hill" emphasizing the need to be a utopia and example for others John Lawson's "A New Voyage to Carolina" Records of native american life and progression of disease throughout their communities as a result of colonization Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano first hand account of the terror of the transatlantic slave trade Narratives of Early Carolina Robert Horne described the carolinas as luxurious while Thomas Newe described disaster The Trappan'd Maiden: Or the Distressed Damsel. Song about a young girl sent to virginia against her will where she faced a life of hunger and never ending work Jonathan Edwards, Sermons and Discourses catalyzed the great awakening Historical Collections of the Essex Institute Gibson Clough's diary shows the experience of soldiers during the Seven Years War and depicts the brutal discipline of the British Army Collections of the Pioneer Society Pontiac encourages Native Americans to abandon ways of life adopted from Europeans and encourages resistance to European powers 00:00 01:23 English Dominion, Letters and Enclosures to the Secretary of State from Major Robert Famar and Governor George Johnstone Choctaw leader Mingo expresses his concern over the new politics resulting from the France loss after the Seven Years War