Read the following two documents and comment on the differing approaches English settlers took to dealing with the native population as time passed and English needs changed.
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5837/
For the following document, focus on the sections entitled Of Their Subtilty and That the Savages Live a Contented Life
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1637morton.html
Friday, August 31, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Ship Lists Document excercise
Compare and contrast the two documents related to passengers travelling to the English Colonies in North America. What do the documents tell us about the reasons people would want to come to America? What kind of colony are they looking to create?
http://sped.rcs.net/technology/readingcomprehension/Asking%20Questions%20and%20Drawing%20Inferences.pdf
http://sped.rcs.net/technology/readingcomprehension/Asking%20Questions%20and%20Drawing%20Inferences.pdf
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Early Colonies
Play the Jamestown Settlement game. Leave your comments after you are done explaining or describing some of the things that you learned while playing the game.
http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/
http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/
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