ASSIGNMENT 3 – Use the AMSCO textbook – Chapters 1 AND 2, as well as the following online textbooks, to draft one analytical essay . Focus on effects and impact, not just details and facts.
a. Compare and contrast the first settlements of Jamestown, Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay, including: economic, social and religious factors. (As you answer this AP level question, think about the following: Where were they colonies located? Why did people settle in each area? Who came and why? What were the laws/government like? What role did religion play? What was the main focus in Jamestown? How were these areas different from each other and why?)
The Americans Textbook – SEE Chapters 1-3
– McDougall Littel http://www.mybigcampus.com/bundles/u-s-history-the-americans-text—222967?g_id=844954
Pageant AP US History Textbook – Chapter 1 http://www.scuc.txed.net/webpages/cbaker/files/chapter%201%20new%20world%20beginnings.pdf
AMSCO [Chapters 1 and 2] also available online at
http://ma.lvlhs.org/ourpages/auto/2012/4/12/58446259/TOP%20REVIEW%20TEXTBOOK.pdf
