New Spain

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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the early 1500s in New Spain, when the issue of slavery became controversial. Dominican priest Bartolome de Las Casas issued reports of brutal savagery by the conquistadors against the Native Americans.

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Columbian Exchange

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This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces the early encounters between Europeans and Native Americans that brought about a cultural exchange that benefited one group while bringing misery to the other. While Europeans were introduced to new crops, the Indians were plagued with Old World diseases.

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Spanish Conquistadors

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This iCue Mini-documentary introduces the Spanish explorers Vasco Nunez del Balboa, Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro's, who ventured across the Atlantic two decades after Columbus's famous voyages. The Spanish often used savage tactics to subdue Indian tribes and steal their wealth.

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Pocahontas and the Children Exchange

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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes an arrangement at Jamestown settlement in Virginia, in which both the English and Indians exchanged young children, including Pocahontas, in order to learn more about each other's culture and language. This arrangement fathered a cultural exchange between the two groups.

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The Boston Tea Party

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This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces the Boston Tea Party, which followed Britain's attempts to compromise by taxing tea after several attempts to tax the American colonies failed. Colonial radicals led by Samuel Adams of Boston were incensed and dumped the British tea into Boston Harbor.

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The Quebec Act

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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the Quebec Act, issued by British Parliament, which further agitated colonists who were still reeling from the Stamp Act.

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Indentured Servitude

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This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces indentured servitude, which plantation owners offered laborers in order to attract them to the colonies. In exchange for travel expenses, these laborers were expected to work the land for several years.

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