The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 has been discussed by many historians. The cause of this successful revolt is still being debated today. The perspective of Henry Bowden best describes the reason for this uprising as religion. He discusses the force of Christianity upon the Indians, the destruction of the Indians' religious items, and how most of the churches were burnt down and clergy were killed. His article is of superlative quality because of reliable sources with …
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…pper hand and crushed the powerless Pueblos. The Pueblo Revolt is explained by many historians. Each person has a different description for how the revolt got started. Henry Bowden, however, has the best reasoning. He skillfully states why the causes were the excessive force of Christianity, the destruction of the Indians religious' items, the burning of the Spanish's churches and murder of their clergy, all which relates to the argument of religion.