Assignment
Essay questions: Write a five-to-seven paragraph essay about one of the following topics, including material from both texts, and the lectures. You can write your essay ahead of time. Please include:
Choice #1: three citations from the Divine textbook and two citations from either the Annual Editions
Choice #2: five citations from the Divine textbook and two citations from the articles handed out in class
Example:
(Divine, p. 25)
(Annual Editions #2)
(Hernan Cortes letter )
1. Discuss the significance of religion in the early history of the United States.
2. Compare and contrast the Spanish, French, and British colonies.
3. Discuss the lives of women in colonial times.
4. Trace the deterioration of relations between Britain and the colonies up to the Declaration of Independence.
5. How did the arrival of Europeans affect the lives of the Native-American population?
6. What were the most important developments for people of African heritage in the Western hemisphere?
7. What were the important similarities and differences between the original British colonies?