| Required reading:Paul S. Boyer, et al. The Enduring Vision: A History of the American People, Vol. 1; 7 th ed. John Winthrop, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, called for the creation of a “city on a hill,” an idea that some historians say permeates all of American thinking from his day to ours. Discuss the colonization of Massachusetts and other English settlements in New England during the 1600s. In your discussion, analyze the degree to which the Puritans were successful in creating a new utopia. To what degree do you think that Winthrop ‘s views permeate American thinking? As New England evolved, so, too, did the so-called “middle colonies” ? Maryland, New Amsterdam (New York), and Pennsylvania – and Carolina farther south as well. Discuss how they developed in the seventeenth century and how they differed from Virginia and Massachusetts . In your final analysis, discuss how the English colonies differed from the French and Spanish colonies by 1700. The following may prove helpful in preparing your assignments. First, outline or write out a draft of each question before you write your answer (and be sure to include the question along with each answer when you turn in the assignment). This will focus your attention and, thus, your answer to the question asked. Unless specifically called for, the questions cannot be answered simply by copying information out of the books. You will have to organize and develop your thoughts and, sometimes, bring material together from several sources. The questions will be graded partly on the directness with which you relate your answer, partly on the completeness of the answer, and partly on the way in which you analyze the issues at hand. Completeness involves the inclusion of all major ideas relating to the answer, plus the amplifying detail – names, dates, places, and events – to illustrate those ideas accurately and to make them concrete. You also may wish to include personal observations, questions, and comments in your answers if you desire. |
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