History Question

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All sources are attached. Here are the instructions:

Writing Assignment: Consult the historical and scholarly record to determine if the Franciscan priests committed genocide.

To make your argument, consult the following sources which come from this week’s readings, and the readings from prior weeks:

1. Re-read Father Francis Guest, “Cultural Perspectives on California Mission Life.”
2. Re-read Father Luís Martínez’ May 29, 1816 report in Sherburne Cook’s Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California, 1810-1820., 271-273
3. Re-read Captain Beechey’s description of his visit to Mission San José in 1825 in Sherburne Cook’s Expeditions to the Interior of California, 1820-1840, 167-168.
4. Re-read the section Father Engelhardt’s Missions and Missionaries of California, 224-241.
5. Re-read the section from Alfred Kroeber, Handbook of the California Indian, v-x, and 689-725,
6. UN Convention on Genocide

YOU MUST CITE EACH OF THE ABOVE SOURCES AT LEAST ONCE.

Write a two to four-page essay to present your answer

Refer to this URL for Expeditions to the Interior of California, 1820-1840, 167-168: file:///C:/Users/Main/Documents/History%20of%20California/Father%20Lu%C3%ADs%20Mart%C3%ADnez%E2%80%99%20May%2029,%201816%20report%20in%20Sherburne%20Cook%E2%80%99s%20Colonial%20Expeditions%20to%20the%20Interior%20of%20California.htm

Please :

1. A Clear Thesis
2. Connections between the Argument and Evidence
3. Fluid Prose
4. No Grammatical, Stylistic, or Spelling Errors
5. The Citation of Sources with footnotes, endnotes, or intertextual notes.
6. A Conclusion that Summarizes the Thesis