Discuss the underlying causes of the Pueblo Revolt. Comapre it to our war of independence?

Answer 1

Many of the Pueblo people harbored a latent hostility toward the Spanish, primarily due to their denigration and prohibition of the traditional religion. The traditional economies of the pueblos were likewise disrupted, the people having been forced to labor on the encomiendas of the colonists. Some Pueblo people may have been forced to labor in the mines of Chihuahua. However, the Spanish had introduced new farming implements and provided some measure of security against Navajo and Apache raiding parties. As a result, they lived in relative peace with the Spanish since the founding of the Northern New Mexican colony in 1598.

The colonists in the British North American colonies also harbored resentment, but, at the British. This was seen in tax policies, over-use of labor and exploitation of farms and labor, and the distant rule of law and government that was not responsive to the needs of the people.