Thursday, September 11, 2014

Early Colonial Settlement - Unit Fun - Due Thursday, September 18th



Earliest Settlements of Colonial America
1.     People – Choose one of the following people and write a paragraph explaining why their contribution was impactful.  Be specific and use concrete examples.

            John Smith                           William Bradford                          Anne Hutchinson
            George Calvert                    Roger Williams                              Lord Baltimore
            Peter Minuit                        Thomas Hooker                              John Rolfe
            Pocahontas                          Squanto                                       John Winthrop       
            William Penn                       James Oglethorpe                         

2.     Writings – Choose one of the writings and describe why it was impactful.  Use quotes from the actual writing.
o   John Smith: “Description of Chief Powhatan”
o   Bradford: The Mayflower Compact, 1620
o   Winthrop: A Model of Christian Charity, 1630
o   Hooker: The Fundamental Orders, 1638
o   Maryland: The Act of Toleration, 1649
o   Williams: A Plea for Religious Liberty, 1644

Paragraphs must:
o   Be 7-11 sentences long.
o   Include a topic/thesis sentence.
o   Include specific evidence to back up the thesis.
o   Be concrete and not vague.
o   Not be repetitious.
o   Say something important and original.
o   Make the reader think about something in a new way.

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