Throughout the historical period of this course, 1880-1945, workers’ movements, especially labor unions, had uneven success. In the period from 1880 to the early 1930s, workers lost more battles than they won, but in the mid- and late-1930s this was reversed, so that by the end of the 1930s workers’ advances far …
Compare the Declaration of Independence to George Mason’s Virginia Declaration of Rights. How did Mason’s work influence Jefferson?
Describe the French and Indian War (part of the Seven Years War). What factors motivated the French, the British, and American Indian tribes that allied with either side?
What were the similarities and differences between indentured servants and African slaves? How was slavery a fundamental part of colonial societies in the Americas?
How did European migration to the English/British colonies change between the 1600s and the mid-1700s? What groups of Europeans tended to settle where?
Who initially established Plymouth colony? Why? How was it different from the Virginia colony?
What were the similarities and differences between indentured servants and African slaves? How was slavery a fundamental part of colonial societies in the Americas?
Describe the Triangle Trade and Mercantilism.
What was the first permanent (surviving) English settlement in the New World? What was the major American Indian group that inhabited and controlled that area prior to the arrival of the English settlers? Describe the interactions between those two groups. How did they get along? In what ways were …
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The Scientific Revolution changed the way people perceived the world around them. This shift in thought led to revolutions in pretty much every branch of science. What kinds of sciences come to mind when thinking about the Scientific Revolution? Your assignment is to list three different areas of science that changed significantly in the Scientific …
