Latin American History

Latin American History 

Paper details Essays: Write clear and concise essays on the following two topics. Provide thorough analysis and support your ideas with specific evidence/examples. (10 points each, 20 points total), 3-4 pages per topic. 1. Drawing from class discussions/notes and Maxwell’s chapter “The Long Eighteenth Century” in Adelman, ed., Colonial Legacies, discuss and analyze Bourbon attempts to reform the Spanish Empire during the 18th century as well as the causes and results of the Latin American Independence movements in the early 19th century. 2. Drawing from class discussions/notes, the Steins’ chapter “Financing Empire” in Adelman, ed., Colonial Legacies, and Burns’ The Poverty of Progress, discuss and analyze the historical causes of Latin American underdevelopment.