American History Essay Questions Outline
1) Describe the various relationships forged between Native American populations and early settlers. In what ways did Native American communities maintain power in relationship to European conquerors/settlers? Be sure to provide specific examples from American Horizons in your response.
2) What actions taken by the British monarchy fueled contention between the imperial system and the colonies? Do you think they could have prevented the war from occurring? Please explain why or why not.
3) Do you think that early Puritan values or the values of Jamestown joint-stock company investors more closely reflect current American social and economic values? Be sure to provide evidence from the texts/lecture to support your position.
4) Compare and contrast early sixteenth century indigenous societies in eastern North American to indigenous societies in West Africa. In what ways were each group affected by European encounters?
I hope you can use approximately 1.5 pages each for the first two questions and 1 page each for the last two questions.
The text book is American Horizons: Concise Edition (V1) ISBN: 9780199740154 Author: Schaller