HW for Thursday

Please read the article Life and Death, North and South, and bring to class (may be digital) two or three discussion questions or questions you have after reading the article.

Homework For Tuesday

For Tuesday, please make sure you have read the course policies (on the right side under links) and that your Google folder is set up and shared with me. If you are unsure how to do this, please view the video at this link.

HW for 9/23

Please read Our Plantation is Very Weak.

As you read, look to determine:

• What are the key similarities and differences between indentured servitude and slavery?
• Does a close relationship between church and state create a more moral society?\
• Was slavery the basis of freedom in colonial America?
• To what extent did labor systems (indentured servitude and slavery) contribute to economic development in the American colonies?

Colonization Mystery Skype

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HW for 9/19

Please perform a close reading of your source.

Be prepared to discuss the following discussion questions:

If your source is from New England:

How do these selections reveal the permanence and/or tentativeness of the New England colonies? What regional characteristics do they highlight? What is important to these settlers? What role does religious faith serve in these settlers' lives? How do the settlers deal with adversity, disappointment, fear, and the normal routines of life? In what ways are they hopeful or idealistic? Do their decisions reflect a trust in their colony's stability? To what extent did the colonies replicate "something approaching normal European societies"? How do the portraits and houses reflect the characteristics of these New England settlers? If your source is from The Middle Colonies: How do these selections reveal the permanence and/or tentativeness of the Middle Colonies? To what extent did they replicate "something approaching normal European societies"? What regional characteristics do they highlight? What is important to these settlers? To what extent are the "lessons" of the early English colonies reflected in the decisions of the Middle Colonies settlers? What role does religious faith serve in these settlers' lives? How do trade and commerce contribute to the colonies' stability? How do the settlers deal with adversity and disappointment? In what ways are they hopeful or idealistic? Do their actions reflect a trust in their colony's stability? How do the homesteads reflect the characteristics of these Middle Colonies settlers? From these selections, compare the factors that contribute to permanence in the Middle Colonies and the New England colonies. Which region offers more stability from its basic characteristics? If your source is from The Southern Colonies: How do these selections reveal the permanence and/or tentativeness of the Chesapeake/Southern Colonies? What regional characteristics do they highlight? What is important to these settlers? To what extent are the "lessons" of the early English colonies reflected in the later colonies? What role does religious faith serve in these settlers' lives? How do trade and commerce contribute to the colonies' stability? How do the settlers deal with adversity and disappointment? In what ways are they hopeful or idealistic? Do their actions reflect a trust in their colony's stability? To what extent did the colonies replicate "something approaching normal European societies"? Compare the governors' reports of William Berkeley (Virginia) and Thomas Dongan (New York). How do the portraits and buildings reflect the characteristics of these southern colonies' settlers? From these selections, compare the factors that contribute to permanence (or the elusiveness of permanence) in the Chesapeake/Southern, Middle, and New England colonies.

Columbus

1. Respond to the following for class on Thursday:

• “What should Americans know or learn about Christopher Columbus?”
• This may be presented in any tangible way you see fit.

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