Using the two excerpts above, answer (a), (b), and (c). a. Briefly explain ONE major difference between Berkhofer's and Salisbury's historical interpretations of the lives of American Indians in the period 1491 to 1607.
b. Briefly explain how ONE specific historical event or development in the period 1491 to 1607 that is not explicitly mentioned in the excerpts could be used to support Berkhofer's interpretation.
c. Briefly explain how ONE specific historical event or development in the period 1491 to 1607 that is not explicitly mentioned in the excerpts could be used to support Salisbury's interpretation.

A major difference between Berkhofer's and Salisbury's historical interpretations of the lives of American Indians is that Berkhofer believes that Native Americans were made up of different groups while Salisbury believed that the people are one.

A specific historical event in the period 1491 to 1607 that is not explicitly is the defeat it the Aztec empire in 1519 by the Spanish Empire.

Lastly, a specific historical event or development in the period 1491 to 1607 that is not explicitly mentioned in the excerpts that could be used to support Salisbury's interpretation is that the native tribes agreed to form a representative political identity that was known as the Iroquois Confederacy.

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Explanation:

a) It is noteworthy that the lives of American Indians have often been sometimes been interpreted differently by historians. This is evident in the case of Berkhofer Jr. and Neal Salisbury. While Berkhofer's view is that the Native Americans consisted of a diverse group of other groups from among the continent. Neal Salisbury recounts their history as a single one, affecting peoples who were linked together in some way, not multiculturally diverse.

b) A popular example, is the defeat of the Aztec empire in 1519 by the Spanish empire. Findings show that the other Native American nations helped or allied with the Spanish to bringdown the Aztec empire even though they too were natives. This thus supports Berkhofer's view that the history of Native Americans consisted of diverse groups of peoples.

c) Salisbury's view was that the Native American history, is a single one,  affecting peoples who were linked together in some way.

For example, the native tribes agreed to form a representative political identity called, the " Iroquois Confederacy" around 1500. This action by the tribes indicates a kind of unity or shared interest among them.