Exam #1 - History 2010 - Ramey - Wayne G. Basler Library at Northeast State Community College

Essay Question 1

Use three examples to argue that either the desire for economic opportunity or the desire for religious freedom motivated people more to settle in the American colonies. Support your answer with historical fact as evidence.

(500-750 words)

Don't forget to cite your sources!

Resources are provided below to help you find information to supplement your class readings, if you need or desire.

Articles & Databases for Essay Question 1

America - History and Life with Full Text
Covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
U.S. History (Gale OneFile)
Search over 457,000 journal articles for coverage of current and historical events such as the colonization of American, Civil War, Native Americans, folklore research, the Supreme Court, urban history, the war in Afghanistan, the 2012 presidential election, and more.

British Colonization in the Seventeenth Century
The article focuses on the seventeenth-century colonial history of the United States and other American colonies of Great Britain. It discusses the fact that privately held corporations such as the Massachusetts Bay Company, the Virginia Company, and the Royal African Company were largely responsible for organizing and paying for colonial settlements, expecting returns on investment once the colony was established and had commercial interests. Other topics considered include religious motivations for the settlements of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts; comparative European colonialism; and British colonial trade regulations.

eBooks for Essay 1

The English Atlantic in an Age of Revolution, 1640-1661 by Carla Gardina Pestana
ISBN: 978
Publication Date: 2007
Pursuits of Happiness: The Social Development of Early Modern British Colonies and the Formation of American Culture by Jack P. Greene
Publication Date: 1988

Essay Question 2

The New England colonies and the Southern colonies developed in ways that would increasingly set them in opposition to one another and would ultimately lead to a devastating Civil War. Discuss three important differences between the two regions during the colonial period.