The English had competing visions for establishing colonies. How did they justify expansion and how did Native Americans respond to their arrival? Using either the theme of “Religion and Missions” or “Trade and Commerce” or “Ideas of Conquest”.
Use these as references:
The Virginia Company Charter “primary document”
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/va02.asp
John Winthrop’s Model of Christian Charity “primary document”
http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/a-model-of-christian-charity/
Roger Williams on Liberty of Conscience “primary document”
http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/amendI_religions6.html
