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Assignment: Reading Reflection
Answer each of the following in a fully developed paragraph. In your responses, include short quotations from the text or paraphrase the author's language, providing page numbers for content referenced at the end of sentences, i.e. (p. 25).
1) What political circumstances surrounded the sheltering of 1,000 people in the Castillo de San Marco in San AgustÍn? (4-6 sentences)
2) What role did women play in warfare and how did this influence their actions in the fort? (4-6 sentences)
3) What challenges did the Spanish face as they sheltered in the Castillo? (4-6 sentences)
Chapter: 5 - "Narrating War and Loss"
Answer each of the following in a fully developed paragraph. In your responses, include short quotations from the text or paraphrase the author's language, providing page numbers for content referenced at the end of sentences, i.e. (p. 25).
1) According to the chapter, in what ways were women directly affected by the siege of San Agustin?
2) What was the purpose of the women's petitions and what did they demonstrate about women's power and status in San Agustin society?
3) What evidence of social inequality is presented in the chapter?