Beginnings of English America (1607-1660) - Focus Questions
1. What were the main contours of English colonization in the seventeenth century?
2. What obstacles did the English settlers in the Chesapeake overcome?
3. How did Virginia and Maryland develop in their early years?
4. What made the English settlement of New England distinctive?
5. What were the main sources of discord in the early New England?
6. How did the English Civil War affect the colonies in America?