Briefly examine some of the large differences (at least two) and some of the similarities (at least two) between the different peoples of Europe, Africa, and the Americas. I'm aware I'm asking you to make wide sweeping generalities here, but this question is about the big picture so keep it to general themes with a few specifics to back up your discussion.
Briefly examine some of the large differences (at least two) and some of the similarities (at least two) between the different peoples of Europe, Africa, and the Americas. I'm aware I'm asking you to make wide sweeping generalities here, but this question is about the big picture so keep it to general themes with a few specifics to back up your discussion.
Briefly describe some of the effects of the Columbian Exchange. What were some of the benefits, and what were some of the negative consequences. After five hundred years, what is the greatest and worst legacy of the Columbian Exchange today?
Pretend you are leaving England to come to America in the mid 1600s. Explain which of the regions you would come to and why. Would you come live in Virginia? Maryland? Massachusetts? Pennsylvania? One of the other colonies? Make sure you include the colony's attitudes toward slaves, natives, women, and the poor in your discussion. Which colony would you absolutely avoid, and why?
Bacon's Rebellion was one of the most pivotal moments in Colonial American history. Briefly describe why Bacon and other Virginian's rose up, what the hoped to accomplish, and the significant changes, especially concerning slavery, that occurred as a result of this Rebellion. Do you think you would have joined in with Nathanial Bacon, and why or why not?
One of the most important factors in early colonial America was religion. Between the Puritans, the Pilgrims, the Quakers, the Catholics, the Anglicans, the numerous Protestant denominations, and the Native American religions, religion was both a unifying force and a way of keeping the colonists divided from each other. The Great Awakening only caused the unity in some ways and divisions in others to deepen. Choose one of the different religions listed (or any others that were in America pre 1750), and explain how that religion was similar to and different from two other religions in colonial America at this time and what affect those similarities and differences had on the colonists or colonies where they existed. Treatment of the two different religions can be uneven. Explain how the Great Awakening impacted each of the three religions you chose to discuss. Which of the religions you picked had the most impact on early America and / or today, and why?
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