History Homework
Answer the following questions:
I. What was the first permanent (surviving) English settlement in the New World? What was the major American Indian group that inhabited and controlled that area prior to the arrival of the English settlers? Describe the interactions between those two groups. How did they get along? In what ways were the English reliant upon Powhatan's people, and vice versa? What were sources of conflict between them?
II. Describe the Triangle Trade and Mercantilism.
III. What were the similarities and differences between indentured servants and African slaves? How was slavery a fundamental part of colonial societies in the Americas?
IV. Who initially established Plymouth colony? Why? How was it different from the Virginia colony?
V. How did European migration to the English/British colonies change between the 1600s and the mid-1700s? What groups of Europeans tended to settle where?
VI. Describe the French and Indian War (part of the Seven Years War). What factors motivated the French, the British, and American Indian tribes that allied with either side?
VII. How did the French and Indian War ultimately lead to the colonies' push for independence from Great Britain?
VIII. Describe the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening.
IX. Compare the Declaration of Independence to George Mason's Virginia Declaration of Rights. How did Mason's work influence Jefferson?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.