This lecture is
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This lecture is
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This section will focus on
the establishment
and early growth of European colonies in North America. The
student
should be able to compare and contrast (a) the differences among the
character
of the colonies founded by each nation (i.e., English, French, Dutch)
as
well as (b) the differences among the primary English colonies
(Massachusetts
Bay, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Carolina). Points of comparison
include:
government; religion; nature of colonial society; relationship
with
Indians; labor. The student should also be cognizant of how
events
in Europe affected the colonies. |
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| Timeline/Dates |
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| Terms, Questions and Thinking Points | ||
| Lecture One |
Jamestown
and Virginia |
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| Lecture Two |
New England | |
| Lecture Three |
Other Nations in America and the English Civil War | |
| Lecture Four |
The English
Civil War and the Restoration Colonies |
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| Lecture Five |
The Dominion
of New England the the Glorious Revolution |
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| Quiz |
Colonization |
WebCT |
| Related reading | In the
textbook, read Chapter 2, "The New Europe and the Atlantic World,"
41-44, "The Indian World in the Southeast," 47-48, "The Indian World in
the Northeast," 48-49, and "The Dutch Settlements," 54; Chapter 3,
"England and Colonization," 58-67, "New England: Colonies of
Dissenters," 68-76, "The Pluralism of the Middle Colonies," 76-80, "The
Colonies of the Lower South," 80-83. |
© Kahne Parsons, 2007-2008