History
Paper instructions:
The answers to these questions need to be ref from these books
The Unfinished Nation, Vol. 1: Brinkley. Seventh Ed, McGraw-Hill.,2014. (ISBN: 978-0-
07-741229-6)
Major Problems in American History, Vol. I: Hoffman. Third Ed., Wadsworth,
2011, (ISBN 0495915130 / 9780495915133
Answer each of the following questions based on the information in your text and other sources as well. Normally, you will need at least two or three paragraphs to
answer each question correctly.
1.Describe at least three major Native American civilizations that existed before Columbus’s arrival. What do you think accounts for the differences among the
tribes?
2.The Colonists and the Indians gave many things to each other–both good and bad–a process that is sometimes referred to as “The Columbian Exchange.” What was
traded in the Columbian exchange? What were the costs and benefits, to the Indians and Europeans, of this exchange?
3.How did Spanish settlements and attitudes toward native populations differ from English settlements and attitudes in the New World?
4.Was Jamestown doomed? What helped Jamestown survive in its early years and in the long run? What role did the natives play in the colony’s survival?
5.Explain the underlying causes and consequenses of Bacon’s Rebellion.
6.What were the major characteristics of the Restoration Colonies? What did they have in common and what was different?
7.Primary Source Analysis – After reading “Virginia’s Statutes Illustrate the Declining Status of African Slaves” in “Major Problems” tell me how this document
illustrates the position of African slaves compared to English servants. What can you learn about the culture in which these statutes were on the books?
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