(The time period is Latin america before its independence.)
(Also it does not need to be 2 pages, 1 page is also enough.)
For this discussion, I would like you to role play (only choose 1): You can take on the persona of:
1. a wealthy encomienda
2. a native slave
3. an African slave
4. owner of a sugar plantation
5. a merchant
6. a privateer or pirate
7. the Spanish crown, trying to regulate trade and maintain control and profit
8. a woman
What is your life like during this period? How does the expansion of mining and sugar affect your wealth and well-being – or lack thereof if you are a slave? How are your business and income affected by trade of both legal and contraband merchandise, taxes, and pirates interrupting the transport of merchandise? What is the life of a pirate or privateer like during this period?