“I said everything to them I could to divert them from their idolatries, and draw them to a knowledge of God our Lord. Moctezuma replied, the others assenting to what he said, that they had already informed me they were not the aborigines of the country, but that their ancestors had emigrated to it many years ago; and they fully believed that after so long an absence from their native land, they might have fallen into some errors; that I having more recently arrived must know better than themselves what they ought to believe; and that if I would instruct them in these matters, and make them understand the true faith, they would follow my directions, as being for the best. Afterwards, Moctezuma and many of the principal citizens remained with me until I had removed the idols, purified the chapels, and placed the images in them, manifesting apparent pleasure.” Letter from Hernán Cortés to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, on his interaction with the Mexica (Aztecs), 1520   The interaction between Cortes and Moctezuma most strongly demonstrates Cortes’

    Which of the following statements best explains the change over time in the composition of legislatures depicted in the graph?

“Thirty or forty persons, mostly lads, being by this means gathered in King Street, Captain Preston with a party of men with charged bayonets, came from the main guard to the commissioner’s house, the soldiers pushing their bayonets, crying, make way! They took place by the custom house and, continuing to push to drive the people off, pricked some in several places, on which they were clamorous and, it is said, threw snow balls. On this, the Captain commanded them to fire; and more snow balls coming, he again said, damn you, fire, be the consequence what it will! One soldier then fired, and a townsman with a cudgel struck him over the hands with such force that he dropped his firelock; and, rushing forward, aimed a blow at the Captain’s head which grazed his hat and fell pretty heavy upon his arm. However, the soldiers continued the fire successively till seven or eight or, as some say, eleven guns were discharged.”                                                                                                                    Boston Gazette Article, 1770   Tensions, such as the one above, were created because of:  

In “The Lady of Shalott,” the lady’s home and vocation suggest that she symbolizes

What infraction led to the death of the Duke’s first wife?

Explain why a membrane could be classified as an organ.

Explain why no 1 organ system is more important than another.

List and explain 4 of the 6 characteristics of epithelial tissue as given in lecture. (0.5 pt for each character, 1 pt for each explanation)

In an effort to rid himself of Brother Lawrence, the speaker of “Spanish Cloister” plans

If “The Lady of Shalott” is read as a feminist allegory, the lady’s seclusion in the tower represents