HIS 309 Week 1 Individual Assignment

European Colonization Paper

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Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that analyzes European exploration

and colonization of the Americas. Address the following:
Introduction paragraph explaining the purpose of the assignment and
containing a clear thesis statement.
Describe the cultures of North America prior to contact with Europeans.
Describe the social, political, and economic conditions that led to
European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
Compare at least two European countrys reasons for exploring and
colonizing the Americas.
Discuss how colonization evolved from the 1400s to the colonial period
of the 1700s.
The conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews
the major points.
Locate at least one primary source detailing the European discovery of
the New World. Then use this primary source in the paper to further
explain your point.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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 HIS 309 Week 2 Individual Assignment English
Colonization Short Essays
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Write a 350- to 700-word essay response to each of the following

questions:
Question 1: How was trade in the New World a source of revenue for
monarchies and for the colonies?
Question 2: What are the similarities and differences between early
colonial and contemporary American beliefs about religious freedom
and tolerance?
Question 3: Examine Bacons Rebellion or Leislers Rebellion and
address the following questions:
What were its causes and consequences?
Do you think the rebellion is best viewed as a precursor to the
revolutionary war or as an unrelated event?

Cite at least one primary source in each of your short essays.

Format your essays consistent with APA guidelines.
Submit your essays in a single Microsoft Word document.

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 HIS 309 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment
Early Colonial Governments
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HIS 309 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Early Colonial

Governments
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HIS 309 Week 3 Individual Assignment Colonial
Life Letters
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Write three 350- to 700-word letters; one written from the point of view
of each of the following people (70 pts):
Letter 1: A merchant living in a New England urban center
Letter 2: The wife of a religious leader living in Pennsylvania
Letter 3: A plantation worker living in South Carolina

Assume in each letter the audience is a friend or relative living in

another colony, in Europe, or in the Caribbean.
Describe in each letter at least two of the following aspects of colonial
life:
Industry, commerce, and trade
Agriculture
Politics
Religion
Family life
Immigration
The colonial town
Servitude or slavery

Discuss at least one historical event, circumstance, or challenge.

Refer, in at least one letter, to one or more primary-source documents.

This may be any historical document to which your letter- writer might
have had access. It may be a map, personal letter, legal document,
political or religious publication, shipping manifest, bill of trade, and so
on. To allow for authenticity, you are not required to include an APA-
consistent citation within the body of the letter. Rather, use a footnote
for each source and include the full citations on a separate page.
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HIS 309 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment
Labor in the Colonies Chart
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HIS 309 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Labor in the Colonies

Chart
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 HIS 309 Week 4 Individual Assignment British
Legislation Analysis
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Select two pieces of British legislation that effected social, economic, or

political life in the colonies. (75 pts)

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that analyzes the effects of the

selected legislation on American colonial life.

Use at least two primary documents to support your analysis.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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HIS 309 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment
Revolutionary War Presentation
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HIS 309 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Revolutionary War

Presentation
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 HIS 309 Week 5 Individual Assignment A New
Government Short Essays
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Write a 350- to 700-word essay response to each of the following

questions:
Question 1: Why it was necessary to create the U.S. Constitution?
Consider the following:
What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
What improvements did the new Constitution offer over the Articles of
Confederation?
Question 2: What were the major issues of contention in the creation of
the new government? Consider the following:
What compromises were made in the creation of the Constitution? What
made these compromises necessary?
What were the arguments made by federalists and anti-federalists during
the ratification of the Constitution?
Question 3: What is the historical significance of the election of 1800?
Consider the following:
Which values prevailed with the RepublicanDemocrat presidential win
in 1800?
In the years after the election, how did the policies and decisions of the
Republican- and Democrat-controlled government reflect those values?
What was the historical significance of those policies and decisions?

Cite at least one primary source in each of your short essays.

Format your essays consistent with APA guidelines.